Open AccessThe relationship between overweight/obesity and dental erosion among a group of Saudi Children and adolescents
Author(s) -
Nahla Talal Jastaniyah,
Ibrahim M Al-Majed,
Aayed Alqahtani
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
indian journal of dental research/indian journal of dental research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.277
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1998-3603
pISSN - 0970-9290
DOI - 10.4103/ijdr.ijdr_774_17
Subject(s) - overweight , obesity , medicine , environmental health , group (periodic table) , dentistry , chemistry , organic chemistry
As childhood obesity is emerging in Saudi children and adolescents with high prevalence, it is considered as one of the major public health concerns. Therefore, it has been studied in relation to other diseases as a cause factor.