Preventative dental practices and cardiometabolic health in adolescents.
In this nationally representative cohort of adolescents, there was an association between lack of preventative dental care and the cardiometabolic health marker of dyslipidemia. However, financial barriers to dental care were surprisingly associated with higher high-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels and lower odds of dyslipidemia.
Authors
- Srighana Nadella (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2185-4489)
- Christine B. Sethna (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7154-6308)
- Mel Mupparapu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1637-1845)
- Kristal Wong
Publication Details
- Journal
- PubMed
- Published
- 2024-10-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3290/j.qi.b5586051
- Primary Topic
- Health and Lifestyle Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00