Caries in adolescents in relation to their skeletal status.

Objective: Despite well-known evidence of association of caries with bone metabolic diseases, there are only a small number of studies about caries and bone mineral density (BMD) on pediatric population. We evaluated the possibility of bone mineralization and metabolism disturbances in children with caries and compared them with healthy individuals.

Materials And Methods: A total of 123 patients with caries (63 boys and 60 girls), aged 12-15 years, were included.