Obesity and dental caries: systematic review

Authors

  • Alexandre Emidio Ribeiro Silva Universidade Federal de Pelotas
  • Ana Maria Baptista Menezes Universidade Federal de Pelotas
  • Flavio Fernando Demarco Universidade Federal de Pelotas
  • Fabiana Vargas-Ferreira Universidade Federal de Pelotas
  • Marco Aurelio Peres University of Adelaide; School of Dentistry; Australian Research Centre for Population Oral Health

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/rsp.v47i4.76612

Abstract

OBJECTIVE Identifying, through a systematic literature review, evidence of a possible association between obesity and dental caries. METHODS A search of articles published between 2005 and January 2012 was performed in the Medline/PubMed, LILACS and Web of Science databases. The quality of scientific evidence of the selected articles was assessed by the items proposed for observational studies in the Downs & Black instrument. RESULTS Initially, 537 references were found; after checking the titles and abstracts by two independent researchers, twenty-eight articles were selected for complete reading. Ten of them that assessed the primary and/or permanent dentition observed a positive association between obesity and dental caries and one study found an inverse association. According to the Downs & Black classification, thirteen articles with good scientific evidence were found. CONCLUSIONS The present review did not find sufficient evidence regarding the association between obesity and dental caries, and it did not clarify the possible role of diet and other possible effect modifiers on this association.

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2013-08-01

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How to Cite

Silva, A. E. R., Menezes, A. M. B., Demarco, F. F., Vargas-Ferreira, F., & Peres, M. A. (2013). Obesity and dental caries: systematic review. Revista De Saúde Pública, 47(4), 799-812. https://doi.org/10.1590/rsp.v47i4.76612