243 - Association between BMI and Dental Caries in Children

Purpose: To determine if the Body Mass Index (BMI) of children with early and severe childhood caries (ECC/S-ECC) is higher than those who are caries-free.

Methods: A retrospective chart review from January 2019 to July 2019 of 981 ASA I/II children (≥ 24 and ≤ 71 months old) of the BronxCare Health System Pediatric Dental Clinic population was completed. From Dentrix (Electronic Dental Health Record), the following was noted: date, age, gender, BMI, and dmfs. 

Results: BMI percentiles were not statistically significantly higher in children with DMFS indices above zero. No significant relationships were found between the presence of dental caries and the higher weight classifications based on BMI percentiles.
 

Conclusion: There is no relationship found between the overweight children and dental caries in this patient population.