@article { author = {Kor, Marie and Pouramir, Mahdi and Khafri, Soraya and Ebadollahi, Shima and Gharekhani, Samane}, title = {Association between Dental Caries, Obesity and Salivary Alpha Amylase in Adolescent Girls of Babol City, Iran-2017}, journal = {Journal of Dentistry}, volume = {22}, number = {1}, pages = {27-32}, year = {2021}, publisher = {Shiraz University of Medical Sciences}, issn = {2345-6485}, eissn = {2345-6418}, doi = {10.30476/dentjods.2020.84190.1070}, abstract = {Statement of the Problem: Since children in adulthood are at risk of obesity and caries due to various factors such as diet and poor health habits, these can affect a child's various body systems, including body mass index (BMI) and salivary components, therefore, it is necessary to assess these factors and their relationship in this age group Purpose: The aim was to evaluate the association between decayed missing filled teeth index (DMFT), salivary alpha amylase (sAA) level and age-specific BMI in adolescent girls. Materials and Method: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 81 females aged 13-15 years in 3 groups of BMI percentiles; “normal”, “at risk for overweight” and “overweight” (n=27). DMFT was calculated and unstimulated saliva samples were collected. sAA level was measured with a spectrophotometer. Data were analyzed using Kolmogorov-Smirnov test, Kruskal- Wallis and Spearman correlation tests in the software of Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (version 23) at p < 0.05. Results: The concentration of sAA and Mean DMFT were estimated 1326.56±4.73 U/L and 2.77±2.36, respectively. There was no significant difference in sAA level and Mean DMFT among BMI groups. A positive and significant correlation was found between sAA and DMFT in overweight group (r: 0.46, p = 0.014). Conclusion: Within the limitation of this study, higher level of sAA may be considered as an indicator for dental caries in overweight adolescent girls.}, keywords = {Adolescent,Alpha amylase,BMI,DMFT,Saliva}, url = {https://dentjods.sums.ac.ir/article_46652.html}, eprint = {https://dentjods.sums.ac.ir/article_46652_2b502160c0f8f4fc2a44dfcbdf994fb1.pdf} }