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Association between body mass index and timing of permanent tooth emergence in Jordanian children and adolescents

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Abstract

Background

This study aimed at investigating the association between body mass index (BMI) and the timing of permanent tooth emergence in Jordanian children and adolescents.

Methods

A total of 2,498 Jordanian schoolchildren and adolescents aged 4–16 years were examined for permanent tooth emergence. The BMI was used to classify the subjects into 4 groups: underweight, normal weight, overweight and obese. Probit analysis was used to determine the median age at emergence of each tooth and BMI was used as a factor variable to detect statistically significant differences in the times of tooth emergence within pairs of BMI groups. In addition, binary logistic regression was used to assess the contribution of BMI grouping to the prediction of early emergence for each tooth.

Results

It was found that permanent teeth especially canines, premolars and second molars tended to emerge earlier in children with higher BMIs and later in children with lower BMIs.

Conclusions

This study showed a significant and positive relationship between BMI and earlier emergence of permanent teeth, especially phase II mixed dentition permanent teeth. These findings could be relevant in managing children with varying BMIs in the fields of orthodontics, pediatric and forensic dentistry.

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Acknowledgements

The elaborate aid of the research assistants Dr. Mohammed M. Algharram, Dr. Mohammad A. Attieh and Dr. Melanie F. Alazzam allowed data collection in less than 3 months.

Grant support: Deanship of Research, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Grant number 113/2007.

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  1. Department of Oral Medicine and Oral Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Jordan University of Science and Technology, 3030, Irbid, Jordan

    Ashraf Ibrahim Shaweesh PhD

  2. Department of Conservative Dentistry and Fixed Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan

    Firas Dakheel Alsoleihat PhD

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Shaweesh, A., Alsoleihat, F. Association between body mass index and timing of permanent tooth emergence in Jordanian children and adolescents. J. Stomat. Occ. Med. 6, 50–58 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12548-013-0075-x

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