Martins, Ronald JeffersonMoimaz, Suzely Adas SalibaSilva, Mirelli RamiroSaliba, OrlandoGarbin, Clea Adas Saliba2015-02-022015-02-022014-09-01Brazilian Journal of Oral Sciences. Faculdade de Odontologia de Piracicaba - UNICAMP, v. 13, n. 3, p. 209-212, 2014.1677-3225http://hdl.handle.net/11449/114367AIM: To determine the association between dental caries, Body Mass Index (BMI) and sugar intake in children attending primary school. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted with 91 children, with mean age of 3.9 years (sd = ±1.0), considering anthropometric measurements, according to standardized methodology of the Ministry of Health and occurrence of dental caries was recorded from clinical examinations (dmft). The sugar intake level was measured with a questionnaire that was applied to parents/caretakers of the children. The association of the variables was checked using a correlation with the Contingency C coefficient test. RESULTS: 33 (36.3%) children were at risk for overweight, overweight or obese. Of these, 10 (30.3%) had dmft >1. An association was found between sugar added to the bottle and child dmft (coeff. C = 0.5853 and p <0.0001) and also with BMI (coeff. C = 0.5693 and p <0.0001). There was no association between BMI and caries (chi-square = 0.1447 and p-value = 0.7036). CONCLUSIONS: It was concluded that there was a correlation between sugar intake and dmft and BMI, but not between caries and BMI.209-212engchild, preschoolbody mass indexdental cariesobesityArtigo10.1590/1677-3225v13n3a09S1677-32252014000300209Acesso abertoS1677-32252014000300209.pdf2799473073030693248228870563151244191585257096860000-0003-1439-41970000-0001-5069-8812