Abstract
Purpose: To determine if any relationship exists between body mass index (BMI) and dental caries in children under 3 years old.Material and methods: A total of 97 patients from June, 2008 to March, 2011 seeking treatment in the Pediatric Dentistry Department of Taipei Medical University Hospital were included. 48 patients were assigned in the experimental group (severe early childhood caries group, SECC group) and 49 patients in the control group (caries-free group). All patients were under 3 year-old during their first visit to the outpatient department. Age, gender, body height, body weight and deft (decayed, extracted, filled teeth) index were recorded, and BMI was calculated. The data collected was then analyzed statistically to determine if BMI is associated with caries rate and the deft differences between the SECC subgroups classified according to BMI value.Results: No significant difference was found between the SECC group and the control group. No significant difference was found in the deft index between the SECC subgroups.Conclusion: BMI and dental caries are not correlated in children under 3 years old.
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