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The relationship between children's body mass index and periodontal status

Author(s) -

Kimiya Sezavar,

Farzane Vaziri,

Zahra Bahrololoomi,

Zahra Savabieh

Publication year - 2022

Publication title -

journal of indian society of periodontology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.309

H-Index - 28

eISSN - 0975-1580

pISSN - 0972-124X

DOI - 10.4103/jisp.jisp_899_20

Subject(s) - medicine , body mass index , overweight , obesity , bleeding on probing , diabetes mellitus , oral hygiene , dentistry , periodontal disease , endocrinology

Childhood obesity is a serious medical condition that affects children and adolescents. Being overweight and obese are important risk factors for various adult diseases including diabetes, cardiovascular, and cerebrovascular disease, hypertension, and periodontal diseases. This study aimed to compare the periodontal findings in obese children with those exhibiting normal body mass.

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