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Relationship between caries experience and body mass index among 5-15 year old schoolchildren of Piparia Village, Vadodara District, Gujarat
CG Ajithkrishnan MDS 1, K Thanveer MDS 2, Hemal R Patel BDS 3
1 Professor and Head of the Department, Department of Public Health Dentistry, K.M. SHAH Dental College and Hospital, Sumandeep Vidyapeeth, Village Piparia, Waghodia Taluka, District Vadodara, Gujarat, India
2 Professor, Department of Public Health Dentistry, K.M. SHAH Dental College and Hospital, Sumandeep Vidyapeeth, Village Piparia, Waghodia Taluka, District Vadodara, Gujarat, India
3 Post-graduate student, Department of Public Health Dentistry, K.M. SHAH Dental College and Hospital, Sumandeep Vidyapeeth, Village Piparia, Waghodia Taluka, District Vadodara, Gujarat, India
Correspondence Address:
C G Ajithkrishnan
Professor and Head of the Department, Department of Public Health Dentistry, K.M. SHAH Dental College and Hospital, Sumandeep Vidyapeeth, Village Piparia, Waghodia Taluka, District Vadodara, Gujarat
India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
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Aim: To assess the relationship between caries experience and body mass index among 5-15 year old schoolchildren of Piparia High school, Piparia Vadodara district, Guj arat. Materials & Method: Across sectional study was conducted among 167,5-15 year old school children of Piparia High school, Piparia, Vadodara district, Gujarat. To detect caries, WHO modified DMFT/dft index was used. The body mass index (BMI = body weight / body height2 (kg/m2) was used to determine weight category. Data was analyzed by SPSS version 14. Tukey's Post Hoc test at 5% level of significance was applied to compare statistically significant difference in BMI & DMFT/dft values. Results: Out of 167 study subjects, 5 (3 %) were having primary dentition, 57 (34.1%) with mixed dentition and 105 (62.9%) with permanent dentition. There was no statistically significant difference in the mean DMFT/dft values among subjects with different BMI categories. (p=0.477, 0.792 & 0.879 for DMFT andiM).757 & 0.102 for dft). Conclusions: There was no association between BMI and DMFT/dft values. As a part of health care team, dentist and dental students should be exposed to the changing demographics and sequel of obesity in children.
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