2 results match your criteria: "WHO Collaborating Centre for Prevention of Oral Diseases[Affiliation]"
Relationship between malnutrition and the number of permanent teeth in Filipino 10- to 13-year-olds.
Biomed Res Int
April 2014
Department of Preventive and Paediatric Dentistry, Jena University Hospital, WHO Collaborating Centre for Prevention of Oral Diseases, Bachstraße 18, 07743 Jena, Germany.
In the present study, we determined whether there is a delay in the eruption of permanent teeth (PT) among Filipino adolescents with stunting or thinness. Height, weight, and number of PT were recorded in 1554 Filipino 10- to 13-year-olds (711 boys; 843 girls). z-scores for height (HAZ) and body mass index (BMI) were calculated according to the WHO growth reference, and their correlations to the number of PT were assessed.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAssociation of dental caries and weight status in 6- to 7-year-old Filipino children.
Clin Oral Investig
July 2013
WHO Collaborating Centre for Prevention of Oral Diseases, Department of Preventive and Paediatric Dentistry, Jena University Hospital, Bachstr. 18, 07743, Jena, Germany.
Objectives: The aims of the study were (1) to assess in 6- to 7-year-old Filipino children caries prevalence and experience and the weight status and (2) to investigate the association between dental caries and weight status.
Materials And Methods: Dental and anthropometric examinations were conducted on 1,962 6- to 7-year-old children during the National Oral Health Survey in 2005-2006. Dental caries assessments were carried out using World Health Organisation (WHO) criteria (1997).