Al Asyary, Meita Veruswati, Cut Putri Arianie, Theresia Sandra Diah Ratih, Aries Hamzah
Prevalence of Smoke-Free Zone Compliance among Schools in Indonesia: A Nationwide Representative Survey
Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP
evaluate association body mass index bmi oral health status among elementary school children hyderabad telangana india crosssectional study conducted among elementary school children selected government privateaided privateunaided schools hyderabad stratified cluster random sampling technique used select study participants parents requested personally present day examination eligible children assembled hall height inches weight kilograms recorded two calibrated investigators oral health status children assessed using predesigned oral health assessment proforma plaque status assessed using sillness loe plaque index caries using decayed filled teeth dft trained calibrated investigator one hundred seventyone children 89 males 82 females included present study mean plaque score 14 06 significant difference mean plaque score children three different categories nutritional status p 007 mean dft among primary teeth 11 11 significantly higher score among children malnourished 24 09 compared children overweight 09 09 normal 04 06 p 0001 bmi negatively associated caries experience primary dentition association plaque scores overweight children malnutrition significantly higher caries experience compared children normal bmi