Body mass index as a proxy indicator for poor oral hygiene habits in adult diabetic patients

Abstract

To analyse if body mass index (BMI) could be used as a fast proxy indicator of poor oral hygiene habits (POHH) among the adult population with diabetes mellitus.

Keywords

• oral hygiene
• diabetics
• health promotion
• public health
• health expenditures
• primary health care
• ustna higiena
• sladkorni bolniki
• promocija zdravja
• javno zdravje
• izdatki v zdravstvu