Hague Anne Lenore, Touger-Decker Riva
Division of Dental Hygiene, College of Dentistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43218-2357, USA.
J Am Dent Assoc. 2008 Jul;139(7):934-8. doi: 10.14219/jada.archive.2008.0280.
Being overweight and being obese are systemic and oral health risks, as well as global health problems. The authors present weight-screening strategies for adults that are simple, reliable, valid and realistic to use in the dental practice.
Conducting routine weight screening in dental practices is supported by the multifaceted relationship among body weight, oral health and the "globesity" epidemic. Weight screenings may help reduce malnutrition and oral, chronic and systemic disease risks through early detection and referral to registered dietitians and physicians.
Oral health care professionals can measure patients' height and weight and calculate their body mass index and percent weight change in dental offices to detect patients with nonnormal body weight.
超重和肥胖既是全身和口腔健康风险，也是全球性健康问题。作者提出了适用于成人的体重筛查策略，这些策略简单、可靠、有效且适用于牙科诊所。
体重、口腔健康与“全球肥胖症”流行之间的多方面关系支持在牙科诊所进行常规体重筛查。体重筛查可通过早期发现并转诊至注册营养师和医生，帮助降低营养不良以及口腔、慢性和全身性疾病风险。
口腔保健专业人员可在牙科诊所测量患者的身高和体重，计算其体重指数和体重变化百分比，以检测体重不正常的患者。
