Association between Dental Caries and Obesity in Children and Young People: A Narrative Review.

Abdulmonem A AlshihriHelen J RogersMohammed A AlqahtaniMohammed S Aldossary

Published in: International journal of dentistry (2019)

Both obesity and dental caries are multifactorial diseases, and their association is far more complex that can be explained by a single common risk factor, presenting evidence for the complexity of this association.

Keyphrases

insulin resistance
metabolic syndrome
weight loss
type diabetes
weight gain
high fat diet induced
risk factors
young adults
case report