Obesity
Relationship between three body obesity indicators, WWI, BMI, WtHR, and periodontitis
This cross-sectional study exposed a positive correlation between WWI (weight-adjusted-waist index), WtHR (waist-to-height ratio), and periodontitis and this positive correlation showed an age difference.
Scientific Reports
2025
Obesity and orthodontic treatment: A scoping review
Orthodontists and dentists should incorporate BMI evaluation in the overall treatment diagnosis and educate patients about the negative impact of obesity on general and oral health.
Seminars in Orthodontics
2025
Obesity is associated with a higher prevalence of gingival inflammation
| Obesity was associated with a higher prevalence of gingival bleeding, while overweight status showed no significant association. These results suggest that obesity, rather than overweight, is associated with increased gingival inflammation. |
| Obesity Medicine |
2024
Adiposity is not associated with caries among youth in the United States
The authors found no association between measures of adiposity and caries among US children and adolescents.
JADA
2023
Comparing the relative influence of obesity and ancestry on timing of dental development
Body Mass index (BMI) appears to have a greater impact on relative timing of dental development than ancestry in this population. Our results support other findings that obesity results in accelerated growth and development.
Orthodontics and Craniofacial research
2023
We found that an increase in BMI was associated with a decrease in the number of residual teeth from younger ages independently of smoking status and diabetes in the large scale of Japanese database.
Plos One
2020