Analogizing the Nexus of Nutritional Status and Oral Health in Children of Pre-School age in Ranchi City of East India: A Protocol
Arunima, dr annapurna ahuja, drvipinahuja, nilima dr nilima thosar
Abstract
This contemporary research purposes to analogize the nexus between the Body mass index (BMI) and oral health status (caries, plaque status) in primary dentition of preschool going children of Ranchi, Jharkhand, India. No significant association was concluded between BMI, dental caries and plaque aggregation in pre-school children of Ranchi city. The interconnection of BMI with dental caries and plaque accumulation is always seen with two sided documented
literature, one section proves positive or negative association, second proves no association between these parameters. Our study adds to the previous literature proving no connotation between BMI, dental caries and plaque aggregation.
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Introduction
Anthropometric measurements are the human body
measurements which quantify us with vital indicators of nutritional status in
children and adults. These include overall health, nutritive adequacy, growth
and development measurements over time in growing children and adults. Body
mass index (BMI) measurement index
is used for measuring nutritional status quantitatively by measuring height and
weight respectively and can be compared with other parameters like oral
diseases. Voluminous research had been conducted so far to compare BMI with dental caries and periodontal diseases. However,
there is a scarcity of literature in the arena of pediatric dentistry as far as
BMI relationship with dental caries or oral hygiene standing in pre-school
children is concerned. In fact, only handful of studies of such nature had
been attempted so far in Jharkhand region of India. Thus, this research
work is a genuine endeavor to recognise the association between nutritional
status and dental health in pre-school children in Jharkhand region.
