TY - JOUR
T1 - Nutritional Status and Dental Caries in 12 and 13-Year-Old Adolescents in Central Surabaya, Indonesia
AU - Setyowati, Dini
AU - Sosiawan, Agung
AU - Pakpahan, Novena Dameria
AU - Firdausa, Amalia Yosi
AU - Ahimsa, Sally Salsabila
AU - Badri, Bunga Latifa
AU - Purnomo, Aulia Rifda Prasasti
AU - Putri, Anindita Aisyah
AU - Dewi, Felia Laksita
AU - Permata, Lucindari Gea
AU - Ahmad Noor, Tengku Natasha Eleena binti Tengku
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - Adolescents are at particular risk of malnutrition and dental caries. Evidence related to the contribution of nutritional status on dental caries among adolescents is scarce. Aims: To investigate the association between nutritional status and dental caries among 12 and 13-year-old adolescents in Central Surabaya, Indonesia. This was a cross-sectional study on 122 adolescents aged 12 and 13 in Central Surabaya. Nutritional status was assessed by calculating the Body Mass Index (BMI) for age. The diagnosis of dental caries was recorded by using the Decayed, Missing, and Filled Teeth (DMFT) index. Bivariate and logistic regression analyses were performed using IBM SPSS Statistics for Windows, version 23.0 (IBM Corp., Armonk, New York, U.S.A). This study shows that 75.9% of adolescents aged 12 and 13 in Central Surabaya experienced dental caries. The prevalence of untreated dental caries was 74.1%. Nutritional status was inversely associated with dental caries. Compared to thinness participants, the likelihood of having a low number of dental caries (DMFT≤2) was higher among participants in normal category of nutritional status (OR: 36.32, 95%CI: 2.65-497.52, P: 0.001) and among overweight participants (OR: 5.04, 95%CI: 1.03-24.75, P: 0.046). The prevalence of dental caries and the mean DMFT score among 12 and 13-year-old adolescents in Central Surabaya were high. Our result indicated an inverse association between nutritional status and dental caries. Comprehensive strategies for health care delivery are needed to improve nutrition and oral health in adolescents.
AB - Adolescents are at particular risk of malnutrition and dental caries. Evidence related to the contribution of nutritional status on dental caries among adolescents is scarce. Aims: To investigate the association between nutritional status and dental caries among 12 and 13-year-old adolescents in Central Surabaya, Indonesia. This was a cross-sectional study on 122 adolescents aged 12 and 13 in Central Surabaya. Nutritional status was assessed by calculating the Body Mass Index (BMI) for age. The diagnosis of dental caries was recorded by using the Decayed, Missing, and Filled Teeth (DMFT) index. Bivariate and logistic regression analyses were performed using IBM SPSS Statistics for Windows, version 23.0 (IBM Corp., Armonk, New York, U.S.A). This study shows that 75.9% of adolescents aged 12 and 13 in Central Surabaya experienced dental caries. The prevalence of untreated dental caries was 74.1%. Nutritional status was inversely associated with dental caries. Compared to thinness participants, the likelihood of having a low number of dental caries (DMFT≤2) was higher among participants in normal category of nutritional status (OR: 36.32, 95%CI: 2.65-497.52, P: 0.001) and among overweight participants (OR: 5.04, 95%CI: 1.03-24.75, P: 0.046). The prevalence of dental caries and the mean DMFT score among 12 and 13-year-old adolescents in Central Surabaya were high. Our result indicated an inverse association between nutritional status and dental caries. Comprehensive strategies for health care delivery are needed to improve nutrition and oral health in adolescents.
KW - Nutritional status
KW - adolescents
KW - dental caries
KW - public Health
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M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85165131555
SN - 1309-100X
VL - 16
SP - 766
EP - 771
JO - Journal of International Dental and Medical Research
JF - Journal of International Dental and Medical Research
IS - 2
ER -