Relation of Dental Caries to Disease, Menstrual Experience, and Physical Measurements of Young Women

Cunningham, Ruby L.

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“…Cunningham (1934), in an investigation of the relation of dental caries to disease, menstrual experience and physical measurements in 11,117 young women aged 15 to 19 years, found some evidence that the tall women showed a higher prevalence of dental caries than those of medium or short stature. This difference was found to be statistically significant.…”

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The Prevalence of Dental Caries in Relation to Maturity

Mansbridge¹

1958

Archives of Disease in Childhood

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The Prevalence of Dental Caries in Relation to Maturity

Mansbridge¹

1958

Archives of Disease in Childhood

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“…Two earlier attempts to investigate the relation between anthropometric measurements and dental caries in the permanent dentition in North American adolescents did not find marked relationship. Among female adolescents aged 15-19 years, taller females had higher caries experience [Cunningham, 1934]. On the other hand, case histories of 54 adolescents showed that shorter individuals had less caries [Hurme, 1935].…”

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Relationship between Height and Dental Caries in Adolescents

2008

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Taller stature is associated with better health status. The objective of this study was to test the hypothesis that taller Brazilian adolescents have lower levels of caries experience. Data were collected through questionnaires, clinical examinations for oral health and anthropometric measures from a cross-sectional study conducted in Goiânia, Brazil, on 664 randomly selected 15-year-old schoolchildren. Variables analyzed were adolescents’ caries experience (DMFT and DMFS index) as outcome variables, height as an explanatory variable and social class, school performance, exposure to fluoride, frequency of sugar consumption and pattern of dental attendance as possible confounders. Polytomous ordered regression was used in the data analysis. A decreased risk of having higher DMFT levels was found among taller adolescents in quintile 3 (OR = 0.63, CI 0.40–0.99) and in the highest quintile (OR = 0.54, CI 0.35–0.82), while an increased risk was found among those from low social class compared with those from high social class (OR = 1.45, CI 1.10–1.91) and those who had at least one school failure compared with those who had never failed (OR = 1.57, CI 1.17–2.10). A decreased risk of having higher DMFS levels was found among the tallest adolescents (OR = 0.55, CI 0.36–0.83), while an increased risk was found among those from low social class compared with those from high social class (OR = 1.57, CI 1.20–2.07) and those who had at least one school failure compared with those who had never failed (OR = 1.66, CI 1.24–2.23). The hypothesis that taller adolescents have lower levels of caries experience was confirmed in the sample of the present study.

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Eighth Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Pediatrics

1939

The Journal of Pediatrics

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Relation of Dental Caries to Disease, Menstrual Experience, and Physical Measurements of Young Women

Cited by 10 publications

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The Prevalence of Dental Caries in Relation to Maturity

The Prevalence of Dental Caries in Relation to Maturity

Relationship between Height and Dental Caries in Adolescents

Eighth Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Pediatrics

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