Body Mass Index and Tooth Loss: An Epidemiological Study in a Sample of Suburban South Indian Population

Body Mass Index and Tooth Loss: An Epidemiological Study in a Sample of Suburban South Indian Population

Aim: This study evaluated the relationship between missing posterior teeth and body mass index with regard to age and socioeconomic state in a sample of the suburban south Indian population. Materials and Methods: The 500 individuals of both males and females aged 40 years and older with missing pos...

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Main Authors: Parthasarathy Natarajan, Minati Choudhury, Madhan Kumar Seenivasan, Karthigeyan Jeyapalan, Shanmuganathan Natarajan, Anand Kumar Vaidhyanathan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
Series:Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences
Subjects:
Body mass index
obesity
oral health
socioeconomic status
tooth loss
Online Access:http://www.jpbsonline.org/article.asp?issn=0975-7406;year=2019;volume=11;issue=6;spage=402;epage=406;aulast=Natarajan

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