Association between body mass index and dental caries among special care female children in Makkah City

BACKGROUND: Dental caries and obesity are multifactorial diseases with diet being a common contributory factor. OBJECTIVE: The main purpose of the present study was to investigate the association between dental caries and obesity among special care female school children in Makkah City, Saudi Arabia...

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Main Authors: Nisreen Adnan Ashour, Amal Adnan Ashour, Sakeena Basha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre 2018-01-01
Series:Annals of Saudi Medicine
Online Access:https://www.annsaudimed.net/doi/full/10.5144/0256-4947.2017.31.12.1515