Open AccessAssessing the Association between Dental Caries and Nutritional Status in Children from the Brazilian State of Amazonas
Author(s) -
Kátia Regina Felizardo Vasconcelos,
S. Evangelista,
Raquel Ab Silva,
Sara Oliveira,
André Luiz Tannus Dutra,
Adriana Santos,
Ananda Noronha,
Leandro Coelho Belém,
Lea Silva,
Paulo Nelson-Filho,
Érika Calvano Küchler
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
jaypee's international journal of clinical pediatric dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0975-1904
pISSN - 0974-7052
DOI - 10.5005/jp-journals-10005-1638
Subject(s) - underweight , medicine , overweight , body mass index , dentistry , obesity , permanent teeth , population , demography , environmental health , sociology
To evaluate the association between dental caries and nutritional status in a group of Brazilian schoolchildren, from Manaus. The studied population consisted of 197 students (10-12-year-olds) from public schools at Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil.