Relationship between obesity/overweight status, sugar consumption and dental caries among adolescents in South India.

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To cite this article: Int J Dent Hygiene10, 2012; 240-244 DOI: 10.1111/j.1601-5037.2011.00534.x Honne T, Pentapati K, Kumar N, Acharya S. Relationship between obesity/overweight status, sugar consumption and dental caries among adolescents in South India. Abstract:? Objective:?To evaluate the relationship between obesity/overweight status, sugar consumption and dental caries among adolescents in Udupi District, India. Methods:?Study population consisted of 463 school children aged between 13 and 15?years. Information on age, sex, type of school attending and frequency of sugar consumption per day was recorded by a structured self-administered questionnaire. Body mass index (BMI) (height in metres and weight in kilograms) and caries measurements (DMFT) were taken by a trained recorder according to standard criteria. Results:?Majority of the children were having low normal weight, with 18.6% in overweight and 3.5% in obese groups. There was a significant difference in the frequency of sugar consumption between the BMI groups. Obese group of children had more caries than the overweight and low-normal-weight children. Correlation analysis showed significant positive relation with BMI, decayed teeth and DMFT. Regression analysis showed that caries experience had a significant association with male sex (OR?=?2.09, CI?=?1.01-4.33), overweight/obese (OR?=?3.68, CI?=?1.79-7.56) and frequency of sugar consumption more than once per day (OR?=?3.13, CI?=?1.25-7.85). Conclusion:?There was a significant association between overweight/obesity and caries experience among school children of Udupi District. Obesity and dental caries have common risk determinants and require a comprehensive multidisciplinary approach to paediatric patients by both medical and dental healthcare professionals.