Influence of body mass index on severity of dental caries: cross-sectional study in healthy adults

CONCLUSION: Dental caries was not associated with BMI but age significantly influenced the DMFT index and gender was associated with more missing teeth. Further longitudinal studies with larger cohorts from several geographic regions are warranted. LIMITATION:Convenience sampling and recruitment from a single dental center may have some impact on the generalization of data.   
Source: Annals of Saudi Medicine - Category: General Medicine Tags: ISSUE 6 Source Type: research