TY - JOUR ID - TI - The effect of intelligence quotient and nutritional status on oral health condition among 6 years old school children in Baghdad/Iraq AU - Ban S. Diab AU - Jenan O. Almaas PY - 2010 VL - 22 IS - 2 SP - 93 EP - 98 JO - Journal of baghdad college of dentistry مجلة كلية طب الاسنان بغداد SN - 18171869 23115270 AB - ABSTRACT
Background: The intelligence and nutritional status have an effect on the health of oral cavity. The aim of this study
was to investigate the oral cleanliness and gingival health condition (in primary teeth) among 6 years old children of
the three intelligence scales in relation to gender and the influence of nutritional status on these variables.
Materials and Methods: The total sample composed of 660 children aged 6 years old, 220 children in each
intelligence scale. The measurement of intelligence was done using Raven's test for non-verbal intelligence. The
assessment of nutritional status was performed using Body Mass Index specific for age and gender. Plaque index of
Silness and Loe (1964) was used for plaque assessment, gingival index of Loe and Silness (1963) was used for gingival
health condition.
Results: The results of this study showed that the plaque and gingival indices among children with high intelligence
scale was reported to be highly significant lower than those with moderate and low intelligence scales, as well as
among well nourished children than that among malnourished children but the highly significant was found only in
gingival index.
Conclusion: The intelligence status and nutritional status affect oral health condition as gingival index were found to
be lower among the children with high intelligence scale, this may explained the role of intelligence levels and
nutritional status in protection of oral tissue from dental and periodontal disease.
Key words: Intelligence, gingival heallth condition, nutritional status. (J Bagh Coll Dentistry 2010;22(2):93-98).

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