Description of Permanent Teeth Eruption and Body Mass Index among Elementary School Children of 6 – 9 Years Old in Bandung City

Background:The eruption time of permanent teeth is influenced by many factors, one of which is suspected to be nutrition. Nutritional status including deficiency or malnutrition is usually determined by using body mass index (BMI) which can affect the time and sequence of eruption of permanent teeth. Research’s aim:The aim of this study was to describe the BMI and the permanent teeth eruption among elementary school children of age 6 to 8 years old from 5 elementary schools in Bandung City. Method:This research was a cross-sectional survey to assess an erupted and not erupted tooth among 228 participants comprised of 132 males and 96 females participants, and BMI data were gained by measuring the participant’s body weight and height. The data obtained was analyzed by using SPSS v23.0. Result:.The majority of participants has a normal BMI with an average of 14 permanent teeth erupting and there is no difference between BMI and the number of permanent teeth eruptions among males and females participants.Conclusion:Statistical analysis shows that there is no significant correlation between BMI and permanent teeth eruption among elementary school children of age 6-8 years old in Bandung City. Key word: tooth eruption; body mass index (BMI) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Date of Submission: 14-07-2020 Date of Acceptance: 29-07-2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------