title: Association between obesity and dental caries in Chinese children.
abstract: The study sought to analyze the association between dental caries and obesity in Chinese children, and to investigate the protective and risk factors of dental caries. A total of 280 children aged 7-12 years voluntarily answered the caries examination and questionnaire. Caries was measured using the International Caries Detection and Assessment System. According to the Chinese body mass index, the participants were grouped overweight or normal-weight. The logistic regression model showed no correlation between dental caries and obesity. Drinking yogurt and chewing gum are protective factors, whereas oral breathing and genetic predisposition to caries are risk factors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Endodontics, School of Stomatology, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, PR China.
authors.forename: Ligeng
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Rui
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Mu
authors.forename: Xiuli
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Deng
authors.forename: Fei
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Shasha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Dongyan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Zhou
mesh_terms: D001827:Body Height; D015992:Body Mass Index; D001835:Body Weight; D002638:Chewing Gum; D002648:Child; D002681:China; D004245:DMF Index; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000150:complications* / Q000235:genetics; D003733:Dental Caries Susceptibility / Q000235:genetics; D003743:Dental Enamel / Q000473:pathology; D003804:Dentin / Q000473:pathology; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009058:Mouth Breathing / Q000150:complications; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications*; D009910:Oral Hygiene; D050177:Overweight / Q000150:complications; D012307:Risk Factors; D014099:Toothbrushing; D015014:Yogurt
chemical_list: D002638:Chewing Gum