Dental caries experience in relation to body mass index and anthropometric measurements of rural children of Nellore district: A cross-sectional study | Zendy

Veguru Prathyusha Reddy | Zendy; V Chandra Sekhara Reddy | Zendy; Krishna Kumar | Zendy; KM Sudhir | Zendy; G Srinivasulu | Zendy; Deepthi Athuluru | Zendy

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Dental caries experience in relation to body mass index and anthropometric measurements of rural children of Nellore district: A cross-sectional study

Author(s) -

Veguru Prathyusha Reddy,

V Chandra Sekhara Reddy,

Krishna Kumar,

KM Sudhir,

G Srinivasulu,

Deepthi Athuluru

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

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_52_18

Subject(s) - anthropometry , medicine , overweight , body mass index , dentistry , cross sectional study , growth chart , dentition , demography , pediatrics , pathology , sociology

The relationship between body mass index (BMI) and dental caries consists of multiple contributing factors. There have been no studies documented in the literature in this part of rural India assessing the prevalence of dental caries in relation to BMI. Hence, an attempt was made to study dental caries in relation to BMI and anthropometric measurements.

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