Overweight and dental caries: the association among German children

Qadri, Ghalib; Alkilzy, Mohammad; Feng, You-Shan; Splieth, Christian H.

doi:10.1111/ipd.12110

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“…Some studies emphasize that frequent and excessive intake of fermentable sugars is the critical common predisposing factor for obesity and dental caries [24, 34].…”

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Association between Dental Caries and Obesity in Children and Young People: A Narrative Review

Alshihri

Rogers

Alqahtani

et al. 2019

International Journal of Dentistry

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Objectives. To explore the association between obesity and dental caries in children and adolescents. Furthermore, to consider the possible reasons behind this relationship. Methods. A database search for papers published between January 2015 and May 2018, inclusive, addressing the association between obesity and dental caries was conducted. A review and critical appraisal of all included studies was performed. Results. Twenty-six studies were included in this review from different populations worldwide. Eight studies assessed the primary dentition, nine studies were conducted on permanent dentition, and remaining nine studies on both dentitions. The results regarding the association between obesity and dental caries were conflicting and inconsistent. Nine studies concluded that there was no relationship between obesity and dental caries. A positive association was reported in five studies, while the inverse association was reported in eleven studies. Studies included in this review had significant variations in methodology and the investigated cofactors. Possible explanations of the controversial association between obesity and dental caries are discussed in this review. Conclusion. Both obesity and dental caries are multifactorial diseases, and their association is far more complex that can be explained by a single common risk factor, presenting evidence for the complexity of this association.

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“…Some studies emphasize that frequent and excessive intake of fermentable sugars is the critical common predisposing factor for obesity and dental caries [24, 34].…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Association between Dental Caries and Obesity in Children and Young People: A Narrative Review

Alshihri

Rogers

Alqahtani

et al. 2019

International Journal of Dentistry

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“…Although not examined in the present study, a higher risk of dental erosion compared with dental caries among obese children has also recently been reported (38). From what can be concluded, a higher sugar intake may contribute to caries and obesity (39), and special consideration is called for to lead the children’s sense of taste to healthier habits for eating.…”

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confidence: 99%

Childhood obesity in relation to sweet taste perception and dental caries – a cross-sectional multicenter study

Ashi¹,

Campus²,

Klingberg³

et al. 2019

Food & Nutrition Research

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Background Obesity is a multifactorial disease that is increasing worldwide and is caused by different environmental and genetic factors, with an increase in the consumption of high-energy–containing food and a decrease in physical activity constituting two of the main reasons. Sweet taste perception may have an effect on the subject’s dietary choices and affect his or her predisposition to obesity. Objectives The aim was to study the sweet taste perception and dental caries in relation to body mass index (BMI) in 13–15-year-old schoolchildren from three different countries and to compare the BMI among the countries. Design The sweet taste perception level, determined as the sweet taste threshold and preference, was assessed in a total of 669 schoolchildren from Italy, Mexico and Saudi Arabia, examined in school settings. Height and weight were collected and BMI was calculated, after which the children were grouped as underweight, normal, overweight, and obese. For caries registration, the International Caries Detection and Assessment System and Decayed Missing Filled Surfaces indices were used. Results A statistically significant difference was found for BMI among the children from the three countries ( p < 0.001), with the highest mean found among Saudi children, followed by Mexican and Italian children. A statistically significant difference regarding sweet taste threshold when comparing the BMI groups was only found for Saudi Arabia ( p < 0.01). No significant correlation was found between BMI and sweet taste threshold or preference and dental caries variables, respectively. Conclusions BMI was found to differ between countries, with a further significant difference among the groups among the Saudi Arabia schoolchildren.

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“…However, Qadri et al found that although iso-BMI (Body Mass Index) was associated with dental caries prevalence and severity, the association between caries increment and iso-BMI did not reach a statistical significance [49]. Overweight/obese children, however, acquired more additional carious lesions during the follow-up period than children with lownormal weight.…”

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Diet, Dental Caries and Other Degenerative Diseases

2015

J Oral Biol

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Mankind was introduced to dental caries and degenerative diseases approximately 10,000 BC, when the diet changed as a result of moving from a hunter-gatherer to the agriculture life style. The same phenomena occurred when primitive people on primitive diets and basically free of dental caries and degenerative diseases were introduced to the modern diet. Current data generated by the US government in the NHANES study, show that dental caries in children precede degenerative diseases later in life. Other studies are finding some degenerative changes in adolescence. Thus, diet and dental caries should be given greater importance as they can be an indicator of the probability of future degenerative diseases.The Neanderthals (230,000-30,000 BP) show the presence of caries, which suggests dietary conditions compatible with the consumption of some cariogenic carbohydrates, despite the huntergatherer lifestyle and the cold climate existing during the Middle Paleolithic [14].

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Overweight and dental caries: the association among German children

Cited by 23 publications

References 28 publications

Association between Dental Caries and Obesity in Children and Young People: A Narrative Review

Association between Dental Caries and Obesity in Children and Young People: A Narrative Review

Childhood obesity in relation to sweet taste perception and dental caries – a cross-sectional multicenter study

Diet, Dental Caries and Other Degenerative Diseases

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