Tavares Mary, Chomitz Virginia
The Forsyth Institute, 140 The Fenway, Boston, Mass. 02115, USA.
J Am Dent Assoc. 2009 Mar;140(3):313-6. doi: 10.14219/jada.archive.2009.0160.
There are twice as many U.S. children who are overweight or at risk of being overweight as there were 20 years ago. Dental care professionals have an opportunity to provide obesity prevention interventions to their patients. The authors present a dental office-based healthy weight intervention (HWI) protocol designed for all children.
Preventive dental office visits are an opportunity for dental care professionals to provide HWIs to children. The authors found that the HWI they described is feasible and can be well-accepted in a pediatric dental care setting. Caregivers and dental care providers said they considered the HWI to be useful, and it was well-accepted by children.
Healthy eating and lifestyle behaviors can have a positive effect on systemic health and oral health. Better food choices can reduce dental caries, and the prevention of obesity-related systemic diseases, particularly diabetes, can help patients maintain good oral health.
与20年前相比，美国超重或有超重风险的儿童数量增加了一倍。牙科护理专业人员有机会为其患者提供肥胖预防干预措施。作者提出了一种为所有儿童设计的基于牙科诊所的健康体重干预（HWI）方案。
预防性牙科就诊为牙科护理专业人员向儿童提供健康体重干预提供了契机。作者发现他们所描述的健康体重干预是可行的，并且在儿科牙科护理环境中可以被很好地接受。护理人员和牙科护理提供者表示，他们认为健康体重干预是有用的，并且儿童也很容易接受。
健康的饮食和生活方式行为可以对全身健康和口腔健康产生积极影响。更好的食物选择可以减少龋齿，预防与肥胖相关的全身性疾病，特别是糖尿病，有助于患者保持良好的口腔健康。
