Author ORCID Identifier
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1526-1839
N/A
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2751-0599
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2010
College/Unit
School of Medicine
Department/Program/Center
Community Practice
Abstract
Background
A growing body of epidemiologic evidence links oral health, obesity, and cardiovascular health, though few studies have reported on these relationships in children. While underlying mechanisms are unclear, adult studies have suggested sub-acute systemic inflammation, also implicated in the etiology of both obesity and cardiovascular disease. This study investigated associations between self-reported dental hygiene, obesity, and systemic inflammation in children.
Methods
128 children < 19 years of age from rural counties in West Virginia participated in a community-based health screening that included anthropometric assessments, blood collection, and a questionnaire about dental hygiene and self-assessed oral health.
Results
Participants ranged from 3.0-18.7 years. Univariate analysis demonstrated an association between parent-reported dental hygiene, including frequency of preventive dental care and parent-assessed overall dental health, and markers of systemic inflammation but not obesity. In multivariable regression, parent-assessed overall dental health and obesity were independent predictors of systemic inflammation, after adjustment for age, gender, and parent education.
Conclusions
This is the first known study of the association between dental hygiene, obesity, and systemic inflammation in children. These results highlight the importance of preventive dental care in overall, systemic health in children and are consistent with previous reports in adults.
Digital Commons Citation
Frisbee, Stephanie J.; Chambers, Christopher B.; Frisbee, Jefferson C.; Goodwill, Adam G.; and Crout, Richard J., "Self-reported dental hygiene, obesity, and systemic inflammation in a pediatric rural community cohort" (2010). Faculty & Staff Scholarship. 2819.
https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/faculty_publications/2819
Source Citation
Frisbee, S.J., Chambers, C.B., Frisbee, J.C. et al. Self-reported dental hygiene, obesity, and systemic inflammation in a pediatric rural community cohort. BMC Oral Health 10, 21 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6831-10-21
Comments
© 2010 Frisbee et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.