Open AccessDental 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 Chandrasekhara Reddy,
R. V. S. Krishna Kumar,
KM Sudhir,
G Srinivasulu,
Deepthi Athuluru
Publication year - 2019
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_52_18
Subject(s) - anthropometry , medicine , overweight , body mass index , cross sectional study , dentistry , 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.