Journal of
Dentistry and Oral Hygiene

  • Abbreviation: J. Dent. Oral Hyg.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2472
  • DOI: 10.5897/JDOH
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 138

Full Length Research Paper

Prevalence of obesity among preschool children and its relation with dental caries

Heba Elkhodary*
  • Heba Elkhodary*
  • Department of Pediatric Dentistry, King Abdulaziz University, P. O. Box 17848, Jeddah 21494, Saudi Arabia
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Deema Farsi
  • Deema Farsi
  • Department of Pediatric Dentistry, King Abdulaziz University, P. O. Box 17848, Jeddah 21494, Saudi Arabia
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Leena Merdad
  • Leena Merdad
  • Department of Dental Public Health, King Abdulaziz University. P. O. Box 17848, Jeddah 21494, Saudi Arabia.
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Najat Farsi
  • Najat Farsi
  • Department of Pediatric Dentistry, King Abdulaziz University, P. O. Box 17848, Jeddah 21494, Saudi Arabia
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Sumer Alaki
  • Sumer Alaki
  • Department of Pediatric Dentistry, King Abdulaziz University, P. O. Box 17848, Jeddah 21494, Saudi Arabia
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Najlaa Alamoudi
  • Najlaa Alamoudi
  • Department of Pediatric Dentistry, King Abdulaziz University, P. O. Box 17848, Jeddah 21494, Saudi Arabia
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Dania Bahdaila
  • Dania Bahdaila
  • Department of Pediatric Dentistry, King Abdulaziz University, P. O. Box 17848, Jeddah 21494, Saudi Arabia
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Hammam Bahammam
  • Hammam Bahammam
  • Department of Pediatric Dentistry, King Abdulaziz University, P. O. Box 17848, Jeddah 21494, Saudi Arabia
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  •  Received: 01 December 2016
  •  Accepted: 23 January 2017
  •  Published: 31 January 2017

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