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Body Mass Index and Dental Caries: A Systematic Review
Sahana Shivakumar1, Adit Srivastava2, Ganiga C Shivakumar3
1Reader, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Babu Banarasi Das College of Dental Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Introduction:
This review was undertaken to analyze the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and dental caries with the available literature evidence.
Materials And Methods:
The articles were searched from Medline/PubMed and Journal of Web published between 2005 and 2016.
Results:
Out of the 146 references obtained, 16 articles in English language were read in full, which fulfilled the inclusion criteria after assessing by Down and Black criteria.
Conclusion:
No consensus was reached in the relationship between BMI and dental caries in the present review due to varied associationsHow to cite this article: Shivakumar S, Srivastava A, Shivakumar GC. Body Mass Index and Dental Caries: A Systematic Review. Int J Clin Pediatr Dent 2018;11(3):228-232.
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