Association between dental caries and body mass index (Bmi) among children of 6-12 years in Ghaziabad, U.P: A original research Agrawal Shivani1,*, Deep S2, Aggarwal Priyanka3, Chauhan Bhawana1, Khan Faisal4, Sagir Ansari Heena4 1M.D.S (III year), Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Shree Bankey Bihari Dental College & Research Centre, Masuri, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India 2Professor & Head, Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Shree Bankey Bihari Dental College & Research Centre, Masuri, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India 3Senior Lecturer, Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Shree Bankey Bihari Dental College & Research Centre, Masuri, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India 4M.D.S (II year), Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Shree Bankey Bihari Dental College & Research Centre, Masuri, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India *Corresponding Author: Dr. Shivani Agrawal, M.D.S (III year), Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Shree Bankey Bihari Dental College & Research Centre, Masuri, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
Online Published on 10 January, 2024. Abstract Background Childhood overweight and obesity are becoming a major public health concern all over the world. Change in lifestyles and economic growth have led to sedentary lifestyle and altered dietary patterns. There are conflicting reports in the literature regarding the association between BMI and dental caries from various parts of the world. Thereby justifying the need for this study. Aim The aim of the study was to assess the association between BMI and Dental Caries. Methodology 1000 subjects aged between 6-12 years were taken as the sample size. Subsequently they were divided into three BMI categories overweight, underweight and normal according to the WHO criteria. Caries prevalence in all the three groups was recorded and the data thus collected was tabulated and subjected to statistical analysis. Results Comparing the three groups, it was seen that the overweight group showed caries prevalence to be 83.8% whereas the underweight and normal groups reported 59.5% and 46.7% respectively. While comparing the overweight and underweight groups a significant difference between the two was noted as was the case with overweight and normal groups. Similarly, a significant difference was seen in normal and underweight groups. Thus, a significant difference was observed between all the three groups using Chi-square test. Conclusion The prevalence of dental caries was found to be significantly more in overweight group followed by underweight and normal groups respectively. Top Keywords BMI, Dental Caries, Caries prevalence. Top |