Socioeconomic and nutritional factors associated with age of eruption of third molar tooth among Ugandan adolescents
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Charles Mugisha Rwenyonyi; Catherine Lutalo Mwesigwa; Grace Ssanyu Nabaggala; Joan N. Kalyango; Barbara Ndagire; Annet Kutesa
- Source
- Journal of Forensic Dental Sciences
- Subject
- Multivariate analysis
Dentistry
Overweight
Adolescents
Mandibular third molar
socioeconomic status
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
stomatognathic system
Statistical significance
medicine
third molar
Third molar tooth
Socioeconomic status
2. Zero hunger
business.industry
030206 dentistry
Anthropometry
age of eruption
nutritional status
stomatognathic diseases
Original Article
medicine.symptom
business
030217 neurology & neurosurgery
Tape measure
- Language
- ISSN
- 0975-1475
This study aimed to establish the influence of socioeconomic and nutritional factors on the age of eruption of the mandibular third molar among Ugandans aged 10–20 years. Materials and Methods: This was a cross-sectional study carried out in a dental clinic of Mulago Hospital between January and December 2017. The background information was obtained from the participants using a questionnaire in the form of an oral interview. The anthropometric measurements were obtained using a tape measure and a weighing scale, while dental radiographs were used to determine the eruption stages of the mandibular third molar. Statistical Analysis: The data were analyzed using STATA 13 and summarized using descriptive statistics and multivariate analyses. Statistical significance was inferred at P < 0.05. Results: Participants in the overweight body mass index category were statistically significantly associated with the age of the mandibular third molar eruption (P < 0.05) compared to their normal counterparts. There was no statistically significant association between socioeconomic status and age of eruption of third molar teeth (P > 0.05). Age of eruption was statistically significantly higher among males than females (P > 0.05). Conclusion: The findings of the present study reveal that overweight influences early eruption of the mandibular third molar tooth, although there is no trend between socioeconomic status and the age of eruption of the mandibular third molar.