Obesity in children and adolescents as a trigger factor for dental caries, literature review

• Main Authors: Karen Ruiz Mena (Author), Samantha Trávez Pacheco (Author), Olivia Toalombo Puma (Author), Esteban Sotelo Garzon (Author), Ana Armas Vega (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Asociación Latinoamericana de Odontopediatría, 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: To establish the relationship of obesity in children and adolescents with the presence of dental caries. Materials and methods: A bibliographic review of PUBMED database was carried out, using terms like, Caries, Obesity, Child, adolescent with AND as a boolean connector. All articles pub...