Comparison of two visual methods for detecting caries among obese and non-obese children.
OBJECTIVE
The study aimed to compare two visual methods for detecting caries among obese and non-obese children in Salvador, Brazil.


METHODS
A cross-sectional study was conducted from 2011-2012, which evaluated 180 paediatric patients, 6-14 years old, girls and boys, categorized into two groups: obese and non-obese (healthy weight), according to the body mass index. For the evaluation of dental caries, the decayed, missing or filled teeth index (DMFT/dmft) and International Caries Detection and Assessment System II (ICDAS II) visual criteria were used.


RESULTS
The mean DMFT value was 0.98 in obese children and 0.57 in the non-obese children, without significant differences between groups (p = 0.206). The mean dmft value in the non-obese children (1.66) was higher than in obese children (0.95), with significant differences between groups (p = 0.021). According to ICDAS II criteria, there was a higher prevalence of non-cavitated enamel lesions (D1-3) in obese children (n = 156, 10.5%) compared to the non-obese children (n = 55, 1.9%), with significant differences between the groups (p < 0.001).


CONCLUSIONS
The inclusion of non-cavitated lesions during the caries evaluation represents a challenge in diagnosis, which allows for control of this process before the evolution of these lesions to cavitation.
a School of Dentistry , Federal University of Bahia , Salvador , Bahia , Brazil ;|b Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Hepatology of the Professor Edgard Santos Teaching Hospital , Federal University of Bahia , Salvador , Bahia , Brazil ;
Eduardo Gomes
EG
Ferraz
b Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Hepatology of the Professor Edgard Santos Teaching Hospital , Federal University of Bahia , Salvador , Bahia , Brazil ;|c School of Medicine , Federal University of Bahia , Salvador , Bahia , Brazil ;
Luciana Rodrigues
LR
Silva
a School of Dentistry , Federal University of Bahia , Salvador , Bahia , Brazil ;|d Department of Propedeutics and Integrated Clinic , Federal University of Bahia , Salvador , Bahia , Brazil ;
Viviane Almeida
VA
Sarmento
b Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Hepatology of the Professor Edgard Santos Teaching Hospital , Federal University of Bahia , Salvador , Bahia , Brazil ;|e Institute of Health Sciences, Federal University of Bahia , Salvador , Bahia , Brazil ;
Elisângela
E
de Jesus Campos
a School of Dentistry , Federal University of Bahia , Salvador , Bahia , Brazil ;|b Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Hepatology of the Professor Edgard Santos Teaching Hospital , Federal University of Bahia , Salvador , Bahia , Brazil ;
Thaís Feitosa Leitão
TF
de Oliveira
a School of Dentistry , Federal University of Bahia , Salvador , Bahia , Brazil ;|b Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Hepatology of the Professor Edgard Santos Teaching Hospital , Federal University of Bahia , Salvador , Bahia , Brazil ;
Juliana Cunha
JC
Magalhães
a School of Dentistry , Federal University of Bahia , Salvador , Bahia , Brazil ;|b Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Hepatology of the Professor Edgard Santos Teaching Hospital , Federal University of Bahia , Salvador , Bahia , Brazil ;
Gardênia Matos
GM
Paraguassú
c School of Medicine , Federal University of Bahia , Salvador , Bahia , Brazil ;|f Department of Nutrology of the Professor Edgard Santos Teaching Hospital , Federal University of Bahia , Salvador , Bahia , Brazil.
Ney
N
Boa-Sorte
D000293:Adolescent; D015992:Body Mass Index; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002648:Child; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004245:DMF Index; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003743:Dental Enamel / Q000473:pathology; D003750:Dental Fissures / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis; D003804:Dentin / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications*
Body mass index; child; dental caries; obesity