%0 Journal Article
%T The Relationship between Body Mass Index and Dental Development by Demirjian's Method in 4- to 15-Year-Old Children in Mashhad The Relationship between Body Mass Index and Dental Development by Demirjian's Method in 4- to 15-Year-Old Children in Mashhad
%A Najmeh Anbiaee
%A Anousheh Rashed Mohassel
%A Ali Bagherpour
%J Journal of Dental Materials and Techniques
%D 2013
%I Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
%X Introduction: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationship between the body mass index (BMI) and dental development. Methods: The dental ages of 196 children were calculated according to Demirjian¡¯s method. The chronological age, weight, and height were recorded. Dental development was defined as dental age minus chronological age. Children were classified into three groups according to their BMI: underweight, normal, or overweight and obese. We used One-way analysis of variance (ANOVA), and Pearson correlation tests to analyze the data (significance level of 0.05). Results: There was a significant correlation between BMI and dental development in the girls (P=0.03, r=0.205). There was not a significant correlation between BMI and dental development in the boys (P=0.08, r=0.18). There was not a significant difference between the mean dental development and BMI group in the girls (P=0.07). There was a significant difference between mean dental development in different BMI groups in the boys (P=0.018). Conclusion: Dental development in overweight and obese boys is significantly accelerated
%K Body mass index
%K Dental development
%K Panoramic
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