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: 137

Table of Content: January 2017; 9(1)

January 2017

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

There is increasing interest in investigating the association between dental caries and childhood obesity, particularly among preschoolers where the evidence is limited. We aimed to measure the prevalence of obesity/overweight among preschool children aged 3 to 6 years, and to determine the relationship between obesity and dental caries in the primary dentition. A cross-sectional study was carried out in eight public...

Author(s): Heba Elkhodary, Deema Farsi, Leena Merdad, Najat Farsi, Sumer Alaki, Najlaa Alamoudi, Dania Bahdaila and Hammam Bahammam