Nutritional and Oral Health Conditions in High School Students

Abstract

To describe the relationship of oral diseases and nutritional status in high school students. A total of 203 high school students were evaluated nutritionally and orally according to the World Health Organization (WHO). A descriptive analysis, frequency, average tables, and a statistical analysis (Spearman correlation test) were performed with SPSS ver. 22 statistical software for Windows. Nutritionally, 146 students showed a normal Body Mass Index (BMI), six had malnutrition, 41 had overweight, and 10 had obesity. In the oral evaluation, the average number of caries was 3.08 ± 2.78, malnutrition showed 3.6, overweight 2.75, and obesity, 2.9. The risk of caries can be increases the greater the age, height, weight, skin-fold thickness, and periodontal disease. There is no significant statistical correlation between oral diseases and nutritional issues; however, qualitative analyses of patients with dental loss or oral diseases express significant deficiencies in their nutritional health.

Obesity and oral health in Mexican children and adolescents: systematic review and meta-analysis

“…Of these, 18 publications met the eligibility criteria and were included in this review. [18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35] The overall characteristics of included studies are presented in Table 2. [18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35] All the included studies had a cross-sectional design, except 1, 30 which had a longitudinal design.…”

“…[18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35] The overall characteristics of included studies are presented in Table 2. [18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35] All the included studies had a cross-sectional design, except 1, 30 which had a longitudinal design. Studies were conducted in 8 of the 32 states in Mexico (Figure 2).…”

“…Reported results are presented by age group in Table 3. [18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35] Overall, the results are inconclusive within and across different age groups. Some studies found no association between BMI and oral health indexes or prevalence of caries.…”

“…Overall, 10 of the 18 included studies were of high quality, [23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30]33,34 4 were of unclear quality, 18,21,31,32 and another 4 were of low quality. 19,20,22,35 The population inclusion and exclusion criteria were not reported clearly in 2 studies. 18,21 All the studies measured oral health outcomes validly and reliably.…”

Effect of a Video-Based Case Presentation Educational Intervention Anchored on the Theory of Planned Behavior on Adoption of Oral Health Behaviors Among Dental Patients: A Quasi-Experimental Study

“…One of the objectives of the health care provider is to improve the quality of life through oral health promotion. If a two-way communication between the health care provider and the dental patient is aimed for oral health, then the general health of the patient is also considered Oral health is an influencing factor in the general health of a person (16,17,18).…”