Assessment of the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and dental age英文文献资料.docVIP

Vol.3, No.5, 253-257 (2011) Health doi:10.4236/health.2011.35045 Assessment of the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and dental age Maryam Zangouei-Booshehri , Fatemeh Ezoddini-Ardakani , Hosein Agha Aghili , 1 1* 2 Akbar Sharifi 3 1 * 2 3 Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Faculty of Dentistry, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran; Corresponding Author: ezoddini@ Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran; Faculty of Dentistry, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran. Received 29 March 2011; revised 21 April 2011; accepted 27 April 2011. ABSTRACT If there is a strong correlation between skeletal matur- ity and dental calcification stages, these stages can be used as a diagnostic tool for estimating the starting point of growth. Determination of the patient’s age is also very important in forensic medicine in criminals or those without recorded birth certificates both above and below 18 years old [3]. Considering the increased prevalence of obesity, there is a need for information about its possible effect on dental development as a part of epidemiological studies [4]. Body Mass Index (BMI) is a reliable index of over- weight and obesity in most children and adolescents. Obesity in children can lead to skeletal problems in the head and neck region. BMI is dependent on age and gender in children and adolescents and is generally re- ferred to as specific for a certain age [5]. Percentage range of less than 5% is considered as underweight, 5% - 85% normal, 85% - 95% overweight and more than 95% is overweight. Alteration in the order of teeth eruption denotes a disorder in normal development of the teeth, rather than delayed or acce