Dental caries and body mass index in a sample of 12-year-old eastern Turkish children
Background/purpose: The objective of the present study was to investigate the possible correlation between the body mass index (BMI) and dental caries among 12-year-old Turkish children. Materials and methods: The clinical study was performed on 224 12-year-old children at the Department of Pediatri...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2012-03-01
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| Series: | Journal of Dental Sciences |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1991790212000128 |