Peer-reviewed article
IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences
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Summary
Written by AI, not yet AICS's view · claude-sonnet-5-5The study looked at whether body mass index (BMI) is linked to tooth decay (dental caries) in children with primary teeth. It included 74 pre-school children aged 4-6 (35 girls, 39 boys) from primary schools in the city of Stip. BMI was calculated using CDC gender-based scales, and the children had dental examinations. The statistical tests found no significant link between body weight and the presence of tooth decay. The authors nonetheless conclude that BMI is one of the most serious risk factors.
Key points
- 74 children aged 4-6 were randomly selected and divided into an experimental and a control group.
- No significant correlation was found between body weight and presence of dental caries (Pearson Chi-square = 2.80, p > 0.05).
- Malnutrition had the largest contribution of the weight categories (Wald = 2.06, p = 0.15), followed by overweight (Wald = 0.89, p = 0.35) and normal weight (Wald = 0.39, p = 0.53), but none was statistically significant.
- The authors say that identifying children at high risk of caries and finding the causes is of great importance.
Limitations
The sample is small and drawn from one city, and the abstract does not explain what the experimental and control groups were or what was done with them. The authors' conclusion that BMI is a serious factor is not supported by their own non-significant results, so the findings should be treated cautiously.
Abstract
The purpose of the examination was to determine the effects of the BMI on the onset of dental caries in children with primary dentition, and their interdependent correlation with the intensity of the dental caries.Material and methodology: For the realization of our study, we randomly selected 74 pre-school children (35 female and 39 male) which were at the age of 4-6 years and were enrolled in the primary schools in the city of Stip, and then they were divided into two groups: an experimental and a control group.In all examinees the BMI values were calculated .The calculation of the body mass(BMI) in % was done using a scheme according to gender, using the scale given by the CDC (Center for Disease Control and Prevention) and clinical trials were also carried out (dmf and intensity of dental caries).Results: The results of the study indicated that between the body weight of the children and the presence of dental caries for Pearson Chi-square = 2.80 and p> 0.05 there is no significant correlation.In the determination of the significance of the contribution of each component toward the presence of dental caries, it was found that malnutrition had the greatest influence (Wald = 2.06 / p> 0.05 (p = 0.15), then being overweight (Wald = 0.89 / p> 0.05 (p = 0.35) and the weakest influence was seen by the normal weight (Wald = 0.39 / p> 0.05 (p = 0.53).As a conclusion, we would say that decades of research focused on the identification of children with a high risk for development of dental caries and the detection of their cause is of paramount importance, and it has been proven that BMI is one of the most serious factors.