Objectives. To explore the association between obesity and dental caries in children and
adolescents. Furthermore, to consider the possible reasons behind this relationship …

Background Obesity is a complex disease with an increasing prevalence worldwide. There
are different weight-management options for obesity treatment, including dietary control …

In conducting a systematic review, assessing the risk of bias of the included studies is a vital
step; thus, choosing the most pertinent risk of bias (ROB) tools is crucial. This paper …

Background: Childhood obesity has increased in Saudi Arabia over the past few decades.
However, a representative burden of obesity remains unclear, as most studies had relied on …

Anthropometric measurements are the first step in determining the health status in children
and adolescents. Clinicians require standardized protocols for proper assessment and …

Abstract Objective The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has one of the highest prevalence of
both obesity and dental caries. To date, there has not been any documented evidence …

Obesity has reached pandemic proportions in recent years. Not only adults suffer from the
disease, but increasingly children and young people. One of the main causes of overweight …

Background: Continually rising prevalence of obesity and overweight in children and
adolescents is a major public health concern. This is due to its various and serious health …

Background: Sedentary lifestyle plays a key role in the emergence of many
noncommunicable diseases. Given the importance of physical activity (PA) in population …

Objective. To evaluate if nutritional status is associated with caries and gingivitis in Brazilian
schoolchildren. Material and methods. Children of both genders, age ranging from 8 to 11 …