DENTAL CROWDING IN RELATION TO BODY MASS INDEX AND DIETARY STATUS IN SCHOOL AGED CHILDREN (A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY)

There is lack of evidence about the possible etiological factors of dental crowding in school aged children. However, it is clearly understood that those factors are divided into environmental and genetic (1). Body Mass Index (BMI) and dietary habits are among those environmental factors contributing to crowding occurrence (2). This study aimed to assess the relation between BMI, dietary status, gender, and dental crowding in school aged children. METHODOLOGY