Hilgers Kelly K, Kinane Denis E, Scheetz James P
Arizona School of Dentistry and Oral Health, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Mesa, Ariz, USA.
Pediatr Dent. 2006 Jan-Feb;28(1):23-8.
The purpose of this study was to determine if increased body mass index (BMI) is associated with an increased risk for dental caries.
Caries severity averages were calculated for a convenience sample of 178 children, ages 8 to 11 years, who participated in the University of Louisville Dental School-based dental treatment program "Smile Kentucky." Caries severity averages were then analyzed against the children's BMI, with gender and age used as covariates.
The mean caries average for permanent molars significantly increased with increased BMI, even after adjusting for age and gender. The mean overall caries average did not vary significantly with patient age, BMI, or gender and may be due to confounding mixed dentition events such as eruption, extraction, variable teeth exfoliation, etc.
Elevated body mass index is associated with an increased incidence of permanent molar interproximal caries.
本研究的目的是确定体重指数（BMI）的增加是否与龋齿风险的增加相关。
对178名8至11岁儿童的便利样本计算龋齿严重程度平均值，这些儿童参与了路易斯维尔大学牙科学院的牙科治疗项目“微笑肯塔基”。然后针对儿童的BMI分析龋齿严重程度平均值，并将性别和年龄用作协变量。
即使在调整年龄和性别后，恒牙的平均龋齿平均值也随着BMI的增加而显著增加。总体平均龋齿平均值在患者年龄、BMI或性别方面没有显著差异，这可能是由于诸如萌出、拔牙、牙齿脱落变化等混合牙列事件的混杂因素导致的。
体重指数升高与恒牙邻面龋齿发病率增加相关。
