Ingen sammenheng mellom vekt og karies hos småbarn. Oppsummering av internasjonal
litteratur og en studie av norske femåringer
Engelsk titel: No association between weight and caries in children. A review of international literature and a
study of Norwegian 5-year-olds
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Författare:
Das, Runa
Wang, Nina J
;
Wigen, Tove I
Email: tove.wigen@odont.uio.no
Språk: Nor
Antal referenser: 35
Dokumenttyp:
Översikt
UI-nummer: 15093409
Sammanfattning
The purpose of the study was to review international literature on the relationship between
weight and dental caries in primary teeth, and to study association between weight and caries in
Norwegian 5-year-olds. A search in PubMed with keywords overweight, obesity and dental caries was
performed. Studies in English published 1980 to 2013 of children aged 1 to 6 years were targeted, 53
papers identified and 10 papers included. In the Norwegian study, weight was recorded in kilograms
and caries data was recorded by clinical and radiographic examination of 523 5-year-olds. A
questionnaire was completed by the parents. Six of ten studies showed no association between
weight and caries, two studies reported association between overweight and caries, while two
studies showed association between underweight and caries. This distribution was similar
regardless of the age of the children and in which part of the world the study was performed. In the
Norwegian study, no statistically significantly associations between weight and caries were found
neither in bi- nor multivariable analyses. The review of international literature showed inconsistent
results regarding association between weight and caries. Further studies are required to investigate
association between weight and caries both internationally and in Norway.