Association between tooth wear and salivary flow with class III obesity

• Grant number: 15/05622-5
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: August 01, 2015
• End date: July 31, 2016
• Field of knowledge: Health Sciences - Dentistry - Social and Preventive Dentistry
• Principal Investigator: Silvia Helena de Carvalho Sales Peres
• Grantee: João Pedro do Prado Moura Romanini
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Odontologia de Bauru (FOB). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Bauru , SP, Brazil

Abstract

Obesity has increased at an alarming proportion, being considered a public health problem. Furthermore, obesity has been associated to oral conditions, such as tooth wear. The aim of this study is to identify the prevalence of dental wear and salivary flow in obese and eutrophic patients. The sample will be composed of two groups: the experimental group (EG), with 30 obese subjects, and the control group (CG), with 30 eutrophic subjects. The socioeconomic status will be performed by the data collection of medical records. The anthropometric assessment will be through BMI and waist circumference. Tooth wear will be assessed by Dental Wear Index (DWI). The salivary flow will be evaluated by collecting the stimulated saliva. After data collection, it will be scanned and statistically tested according to the result of the data normality test.