Factors associated with caries: a survey of students from southern Brazil.

Objective: To describe the factors associated with dental caries among students from Santa Cruz do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in a random sample of 623 students of both genders, aged 10-17 years old. Tooth decay was performed using the index of the World Health Organization (1997), DMFT (permanent dentition) that expresses the sum of decayed, missing and filled teeth per person.

Differences in body posture, strength and flexibility in schoolchildren with overweight and obesity: A quasi-experimental study.

Background: Body posture and its components have been widely discussed, given the high prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders in children and adolescents. Among children and adolescents with overweight and obesity issues, these changes can be pronounced.

Objectives: This study sought to investigate whether a global exercise routine could result in positive changes in the angles and distances measured in postural assessments and in the number of abdominal and flexibility exercise repetitions performed by children and adolescents with overweight or obesity.