Untreated severe dental decay: a neglected determinant of low Body Mass Index in 12-year-old Filipino children

• Hauptverfasser: Mulder Jan (Verfasst von), Hobdell Martin (Verfasst von), Heinrich-Weltzien Roswitha (Verfasst von), Monse Bella (Verfasst von), Benzian Habib (Verfasst von), van Palenstein Helderman Wim (Verfasst von)
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• Veröffentlicht: BMC, 2011-07-01T00:00:00Z.
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Dental decay is the most common childhood disease worldwide and most of the decay remains untreated. In the Philippines caries levels are among the highest in the South East Asian region. Elementary school children suffer from high p...