ASSOCIATION BETWEEN ANTHROPOMETRIC MEASUREMENTS AND DENTAL CARIES IN TURKISH SCHOOL CHILDREN
dc.contributor.author | Koksal, Eda | |
dc.contributor.author | Tekcicek, Meryem | |
dc.contributor.author | Yalcin, Siddika Songul | |
dc.contributor.author | Tugrul, Belma | |
dc.contributor.author | Yalcin, Suzan | |
dc.contributor.author | Pekcan, Gulden | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-03-26T18:13:49Z | |
dc.date.available | 2020-03-26T18:13:49Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2011 | |
dc.department | Selçuk Üniversitesi | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | Aim: To evaluate the association between anthropometric measurements and dental caries in school children. Methods: The study was conducted on 245 primary school children (50.2% boys, 49.8% girls,), aged 5 to 9 years. The prevalence and severity of dental caries was measured using the decayed, missing or filled surfaces (dmfs, DMFS) and teeth (dmft, DMFT) indices. Results: Mean dmft indices in children for boys and girls were 5.5 +/- 3.92 and 5.0 +/- 3.64, respectively. The prevalence of children with dental caries (dmft >= 1) was 84.9%. The prevalence of children with body mass index (BMI) <-1 SD and >=+1SD was 15.9% and 22.9%, respectively. Dental caries were found in 89.7% of children with low body weight (including underweight and at risk for underweight) and in 66.1% of overweight-obese children (p<0.05). Similarly, high indices were detected significantly more often in children with low body weight (p<0.05). Height, weight, BMI and percent of fat mass were found to be negatively correlated with dmft indices (r:-0.141, p: 0.028; r:-0.171, p: 0.007; r:-0.139, p: 0.030; r:-0.158, p: 0.013, respectively). Conclusion: Children with low body weight have a higher risk of developing dental caries than overweight-obese children. For these reasons, the evaluation of nutritional status in children should be implemented in control programs for dental caries both on the community and individual levels. | en_US |
dc.description.sponsorship | Ankara Rotary Club; Dazen Laboratory | en_US |
dc.description.sponsorship | This study was supported by projects of Ankara Rotary Club and Dazen Laboratory. We are grateful to the teachers and parents. | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.21101/cejph.a3648 | en_US |
dc.identifier.endpage | 151 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 1210-7778 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issue | 3 | en_US |
dc.identifier.pmid | 22026291 | en_US |
dc.identifier.startpage | 147 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | https://dx.doi.org/10.21101/cejph.a3648 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12395/26172 | |
dc.identifier.volume | 19 | en_US |
dc.identifier.wos | WOS:000295754300007 | en_US |
dc.identifier.wosquality | N/A | en_US |
dc.indekslendigikaynak | Web of Science | en_US |
dc.indekslendigikaynak | PubMed | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | NATL INST PUBLIC HEALTH | en_US |
dc.relation.ispartof | CENTRAL EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH | en_US |
dc.relation.publicationcategory | Makale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı | en_US |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | en_US |
dc.selcuk | 20240510_oaig | en_US |
dc.subject | public health | en_US |
dc.subject | health status | en_US |
dc.subject | access to healthcare | en_US |
dc.subject | general health insurance | en_US |
dc.subject | private health insurance | en_US |
dc.title | ASSOCIATION BETWEEN ANTHROPOMETRIC MEASUREMENTS AND DENTAL CARIES IN TURKISH SCHOOL CHILDREN | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |