Relation between obesity and oral health
- VernacularTitle:肥胖与口腔健康关系的研究
- Author:
Jieqi JIN
1
;
Hongkun WU
Author Information
- Keywords: obesity; dental caries; periodontitis; oral health
- From: West China Journal of Stomatology 2015;(4):428-430
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
- Abstract: Non-communicable?diseases?(NCDs)?are?important?diseases?that?affect?human?health.?Obesity?is?one?of?the?major?biological?risk?factors?of?NCDs.?With?the?growing?national?economy?and?the?increasing?standard?of?living,?the?obesity?problem?is?highlighted?and?could?raise?even?more?attention.?Oral?health?is?vital?to?overall?health.?To?gain?more?recognition?and?popularize?the?monitoring?of?obesity?in?dentistry,?this?paper?illustrates?the?status?of?present?studies?between?obesity?and?oral?health.
