Is Body Mass Index for-age Related with Dental Caries in Children?

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Kızılcı E., Demiroğlu C., Duman B., Ayhan B.

JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC RESEARCH, vol.9, no.1, pp.14-18, 2022 (ESCI)

• Publication Type: Article / Article
• Volume: 9 Issue: 1
• Publication Date: 2022
• Doi Number: 10.4274/jpr.galenos.2021.26023
• Journal Name: JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC RESEARCH
• Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
• Page Numbers: pp.14-18
• Keywords: Dental caries, body mass index by age, obesity
• Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
• Erciyes University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Aim: Nutrition has a significant impact on dental health. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between dental caries and body mass index (BMI)-for-age.