Severe dental caries is associated with incidence of thinness and overweight among preschool Chinese children.
Acta Odontol Scand
; 78(3): 203-209, 2020 Apr.
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| ID: mdl-31648582
ABSTRACT
Objective:
To examine the association of incidence and baseline prevalence of severe dental caries with incidences of thinness and overweight among pre-school Chinese children.Materials andmethods:
A longitudinal study design was used. A total of 772 children recruited from 15 kindergartens in Liaoning Province who completed baseline and follow-up assessments were included. The age range of children at baseline was 24.6-71.1 months. BMI-for-age z-score was calculated to estimate incidence of thinness and overweight. Severe dental caries was indicated by pulpal involvement, ulceration, fistula or abscess (pufa). Baseline prevalence of severe caries included children with pufa ≥1, incidence included those who changed from pufa = 0 to ≥1 at follow-up. Logistic regression was constructed to assess the association of baseline prevalence and incidence of severe caries with each of incidence thinness and overweight.Results:
Children with incidence of severe caries had higher odds for incidence thinness (OR 4.08; 95% CI 1.08, 15.41). Baseline prevalence of severe caries was not significantly associated with incidence thinness. Participants with severe caries at baseline had higher odds for incidence overweight (OR 2.33; 95% CI 1.17, 4.63). The relationship between incidence of severe caries and incidence overweight was insignificant.Conclusions:
The findings suggest a U-shaped relationship between severe dental caries and both ends of anthropometric measures among pre-school Chinese children. The findings highlight the importance of integrating oral and general health promotion policies. Primary health care providers are encouraged to incorporate dental screening, counselling and referral for treatment for severe caries to promote appropriate growth and overall health of children.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Magreza
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Cárie Dentária
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Sobrepeso
Tipo de estudo:
Incidence_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Child
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Child, preschool
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Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Acta Odontol Scand
Ano de publicação:
2020
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Reino Unido