Abu El Qomsan Mohammed As, Alasqah Mohammed N, Alqahtani Fahad A, Alobaydaa Mohammed Aa, Alharbi Muteb M, Kola Zaheer
Department of Conservative Dental Science, College of Dentistry, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, e-mail:
Department of Preventive Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
J Contemp Dent Pract. 2017 Jan 1;18(1):29-33. doi: 10.5005/jp-journals-10024-1983.
Dental caries and obesity are two of the most prevalent health conditions affecting children. Relative decrease in corporeal movements, escalating inactive lifestyles, and changes in dietary factors are strongly linked with the increasing incidence of overweight and obesity. Furthermore, obesity increases the risk of chronic disease and dental caries that significantly affects the quality of life of young children. The present study intends to explore the relationship between dental caries and obesity in children in Al-Kharj city, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
The present descriptive study was designed as a cross-sectional study in which a total of 386 children in the age range of 6 to 12 years from elementary schools of Al-Kharj city and pediatric dental clinics in Prince Sattam Dental College were included.
Mean decayed filled teeth (DFT) score was found to be considerably higher among obese children. Also, incidence of dental caries in deciduous dentition was found to be notably higher among obese children.
Obesity has a considerable outcome on prevalence of dental caries among primary schoolchildren in Al-Kharj city, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The importance of obesity is limited not only to systemic disorders but also in relation to carious lesions. Hence, educating primary schoolchildren about caries and its related factors is very important.
High intake of free sugar is a well-established risk factor for dental caries and also for obesity. Therefore, it is speculated that factors that decrease these risk factors have the potential to affect both conditions at the population level to control it competently.
龋齿和肥胖是影响儿童的两种最常见的健康问题。身体活动相对减少、久坐不动的生活方式不断增加以及饮食因素的变化与超重和肥胖发病率的上升密切相关。此外，肥胖会增加慢性病和龋齿的风险，这会严重影响幼儿的生活质量。本研究旨在探讨沙特阿拉伯王国哈杰市儿童龋齿与肥胖之间的关系。
本描述性研究设计为一项横断面研究，纳入了哈杰市小学和萨塔姆王子牙科学院儿科牙科诊所的386名6至12岁儿童。
发现肥胖儿童的平均龋补牙数（DFT）得分明显更高。此外，还发现肥胖儿童乳牙龋齿的发病率明显更高。
肥胖对沙特阿拉伯王国哈杰市小学生的龋齿患病率有相当大的影响。肥胖的影响不仅限于全身性疾病，还与龋损有关。因此，对小学生进行龋齿及其相关因素的教育非常重要。
高糖摄入是龋齿和肥胖的一个公认危险因素。因此，推测降低这些危险因素的因素有可能在人群层面同时影响这两种情况，从而有效控制它们。
