Dental caries and weight among children in Nuuk, Greenland, at school entry

• Published in: International Journal of Circumpolar Health
• Main Authors: Signe Sloth Madsen, Vicky Jenny Rebecka Wetterstrand, Michael Lynge Pedersen
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2017
• Subjects: Dental caries; dft; overweight; weight class; children; Greenland; Inuit; health care; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Arctic; Nuuk; Circumpolar Health; International Journal of Circumpolar Health; inuit
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2017.1311535; https://doaj.org/article/8b61d36ce0944f80b0cff7c48ee7c375

Objective: To explore the possible association between weight class and prevalence of caries among children born 2005-2007, living in Nuuk, Greenland, at time of school entry. Design: A cross-sectional register study based on data from electronic medical records(EMR) and oral health data from public...