Association between dental hygiene, gingivitis and overweight or the risk of overweight in primary teeth of 4- and 5-year-old preschoolers in México.

OBJECTIVE: To determine the association between dental hygiene, gingivitis and overweight or the risk of overweight according to body mass index (BMI). METHODS: A cross-sectional study was performed with 1527 preschoolers. The children were divided into 4 groups: (i) absence of visible plaque and normal weight; (ii) absence of visible plaque and risk of overweight or overweight; (iii) presence of visible plaque and normal weight; and (iv) presence of visible plaque and risk of overweight or overweight. The clinical parameters evaluated were as follows: body mass index, degree of urban marginalization, dental caries, the simplified oral hygiene index and gingival status. Bivariate analysis and multivariate binary logistic regression models were used to identify associations between variables. RESULTS: The highest mean of gingivitis (0.28) was observed in the groups with visible plaque with normal weight and with overweight and risk of overweight. The presence of visible plaque and risk of overweight or overweight were positively associated (P = .0001) with the mean of gingivitis (OR = 8.28, 95% CI = 3.30-19.8). The absence of visible plaque and risk of overweight or overweight (P = .0001) were also positively associated with the presence of gingivitis (OR = 2.44, 95% CI = 0.68-8.06). This is after both models were adjusted by gender and degree of marginalization. CONCLUSIONS: The professionals should develop interdisciplinary approaches to (i) propose appropriate interventions to improve oral health in overweight preschoolers; and (ii) propose interventions to decrease the overweight with the possibility of also reducing its association with gingivitis.

Estudio epidemiológico de la incidencia de caries del órgano dentario 46 como primer diente afectado en la dentición permanente / Epidemiologic study of the incidence of tooth decay body 46 as first tooth concerned in the permanent dentition

El primer molar permanente es un órgano dental muy importante en la dentición ya que tiene un papel importante en la oclusión y en la función masticatoria; los primeros molares inferiores son los más susceptibles debido a su anatomía y morfología, ser los primeros en hacer erupción, el factor gravedad que hace que los alimentos no se queden en los primeros molares superiores y si en los inferiores y la causa que sea más en el derecho que en el izquierdo es la forma como se realiza el cepillado. El estudio se realizó en la Clínica de Odontopediatría de la Facultad de Estomatología de la U.A.S.L.P., la muestra fue de 500 pacientes (55.20% Femenino y 44.80% Másculino) edades de los pacientes de 6 a 18 años, el órgano dentario más afectado es el primer molar permanente inferior derecho 46 (68.40%) observado clínicamente y con el cuestionamiento directo o indirecto, también nos mostro que el cepillado se realiza dos veces al día (37%)

The first permanent molar is a very important dental organ in the teething has an important role in the occlusion and masticatory function; the first lower molars are the most susceptible due to their anatomy and morphology, to be first to erupt, the factor gravity that causes that the foods do not remain in first superiors molars and if in the lowers and the cause that is more in the right than in the left one is the form as brushing one is realized. The study carried out in the Clinic of Odontopediatry of the Facultad de Estomatología of U.A.S.L.P., the sample was of 500 patients (55.20% Feminine and 44.80% Másculine) ages of the patients of 6 to 18 years, the most affected dental organ is the first one to molar permanent lower right 46 (68.40%) noted Clínically and with the direct or indirect, questioning also we showed brushing is done twice a day (37%)