Obesity and dental caries among South Brazilian schoolchildren: a 2.5-year longitudinal study

Abstract The aim of this study was to assess the association between weight status and ΔDMFS among 12-year-old schoolchildren from South Brazil. A total of 801 12-year-old schoolchildren were followed-up for 2.5 ± 0.3 years. Data collection included questionnaire, recording of anthropometric measure...

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Main Authors: Nicássia Cioquetta LOCK, Cristiano SUSIN, Carolina Doege BRUSIUS, Marisa MALTZ, Luana Severo ALVES
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica
Series:Brazilian Oral Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-83242019000100245&lng=en&tlng=en