Relationship between obesity and dental caries in children

Authors

  • Farith Damián González Martínez Universidad de Cartagena
  • Meisser Vidal Madera Anaya Universidad de Cartagena
  • Lesbia Rosa Tirado Amador Universidad de Cartagena

Keywords:

dental caries, obesity, overweight, children.

Abstract

Oral health has been linked to the presence of some systemic disorders in children and it has been suggested that dental caries are associated with obesity. The objective of this review was to compare the results of the evidence on the relationship between obesity and dental caries in children, so a CT and systematic search was performed using the term "dental caries","obesity", "overweight", and "underweight" in data bases such as Medline, Embase, Pubmed, and Ovid. 439 items were found and 15 articles out of them were selected since they met the inclusion criteria and exceeded an assessment of methodological quality. Findings were stored and organized in a database, they were statistically processed and analyzed considering odds ratios and the Pearson correlation coefficient reported. An overall prevalence of dental caries was 49.6 %; 52.5 % for obese, 46.8 % for non-obese. No association between dental caries and obesity was found in 9 of 15 studies. The consulted evidence suggests that there is no relationship between obesity and dental caries in children, because the prevalence of caries showed no statistically significant differences between obese and non-obese children.

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Author Biographies

Farith Damián González Martínez, Universidad de Cartagena

Odontólogo, Magister en Salud Pública, Especialista en Investigación Social. Jefe del Departamento de Investigación, Facultad de Odontología, Universidad de Cartagena.

Meisser Vidal Madera Anaya, Universidad de Cartagena

Odontólogo, Magister en Epidemiología Clínica (cand.)  Universidad de la Frontera. Temuco-Chile.  Magister en Bioquímica (cand.) Universidad de Cartagena. Colombia

Lesbia Rosa Tirado Amador, Universidad de Cartagena

Odontóloga, Joven Investigador- Colciencias. Asistente de Investigación Departamento de Investigación Facultad de Odontología, Universidad de Cartagena. Colombia

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Published

2014-05-15

How to Cite

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González Martínez FD, Madera Anaya MV, Tirado Amador LR. Relationship between obesity and dental caries in children. Rev Cubana Estomatol [Internet]. 2014 May 15 [cited 2025 Jun. 20];51(1):66-71. Available from: https://revestomatologia.sld.cu/index.php/est/article/view/160

Issue

Vol. 51 No. 1 (2014): JAN- MAR

Section

Review Article

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