OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the correlation among nutritional status, @entity3356 and quality of life in Brazilian schoolchildren. DESIGN: The study followed a cross-sectional design. Nutritional status was measured via anthropometry using BMI and @entity3356 was measured using the @entity3356 ; both these assessments were carried out by a trained recorder according to standard criteria. A modified version of the @entity1 Oral Impacts on Daily Performances was used to assess quality of life. SETTING: City of Bauru, in Brazil. SUBJECTS: A cluster sample of 396 schoolchildren (194 @entity1 and 202 @entity1 ) aged 7-10 years. RESULTS: The anthropometric assessment showed similar situations for both sexes regarding underweight (31  40 % in @entity1 and 30  20 % in @entity1 ) and overweight/ @entity28 (33  96 % in @entity1 and 33  17 % in @entity1 ). The underweight @entity1 showed a greater severity of @entity3356 in the primary teeth (OR=0  72; CI 0  36, 1  42), although in the permanent dentition the @entity28 @entity1 had a greater severity of @entity3356 (OR=1  42; 95 % CI 0  31, 6  55). The @entity3356 was correlated with age for both dentitions. CONCLUSIONS: Tooth wear in the primary and permanent dentition may be related to nutritional status. Tooth wear and @entity28 did not have a significant impact on the schoolchildren's perception of quality of life.

Nutritional status, XXXX and quality of life in Brazilian schoolchildren.

@entity3356 :: ('MESH:D057085', 'Disease') :: ['tooth wear', 'Dental Wear Index'] @entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['Child', 'children', 'girls', 'boys'] @entity28 :: ('MESH:D009765', 'Disease') :: ['obese', 'obesity']
@entity3356 :: (MESH:D057085,Disease) :: ['tooth wear']
