Association between metabolic syndrome and gingival inflammation in obese children

K Kâ (1) , M.C Rousseau (1, 2) , S.D Tran (1) , M Henderson (3) , B Nicolau (1)

1 McGill University = Université McGill [Montréal, Canada]
2 INRS-IAF - Institut Armand Frappier
3 CHU Sainte Justine [Montréal]

Our previous work showed a positive association between metabolic syndrome (MetS) and gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) in a sample of obese and non-obese children. However, whether this association persists among obese children is unknown. We aim to investigate the extent to which MetS is associated with GCF TNF-α level among obese children.

Keywords: children; metabolic syndrome; tumour necrosis factor-alpha

Domains: Life Sciences [q-bio]

K Kâ, M.C Rousseau, S.D Tran, M Henderson, B Nicolau. Association between metabolic syndrome and gingival inflammation in obese children. International Journal of Dental Hygiene, 2018, 16 (3), pp.397 - 403. ⟨10.1111/idh.12322⟩. ⟨pasteur-01854493⟩