Open AccessDental caries and its association with body mass index among school children of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Author(s) -
Hoda Abdellatif,
Mamata Hebbal
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of pharmacy and bioallied sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.268
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 0976-4879
pISSN - 0975-7406
DOI - 10.4103/jpbs.jpbs_53_20
Subject(s) - medicine , underweight , body mass index , overweight , percentile , obesity , demography , permanent teeth , cross sectional study , dentistry , population , environmental health , statistics , mathematics , pathology , sociology
Few studies have investigated the relationship of dental caries with obesity among Saudi Arabian population. Hence, this study was conducted to assess the association of obesity with dental caries among school children.