Open AccessDental caries prevalence among elementary school students and its relationship with body mass index and oral hygiene in Ardabil in 2019
Author(s) -
Saeed Mohammadi,
Mohammad Ali Mohammadi,
Behrouz Dadkhah
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of the indian society of pedodontics and preventive dentistry/journal of indian society of pedodontics and preventive dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.378
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1998-3905
pISSN - 0970-4388
DOI - 10.4103/jisppd.jisppd_293_20
Subject(s) - medicine , body mass index , overweight , dentistry , anthropometry , oral hygiene , cluster sampling , demography , cross sectional study , environmental health , population , pathology , sociology
Tooth decay as a significant but preventable public health priority continues to be a common disease in developing countries, including Iran, which is particularly prevalent among children. The present study aims to determine dental caries prevalence among elementary school students and its relationship with body mass index and oral hygiene in Ardabil, Iran in 2019.