The Effect of Body Mass Index on Taste Perception,Salivary Hormones and Oral Health Status

Al-Mustansiriyah University

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Tast Perference; Oral Health

Treatments: Dietary Supplement: body mass index for age

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06949917

AL-Mustansiriyah University

Details and patient eligibility

About

the goal of the study is to test the effect of body mass index on adolesent Iraqi student girls by measuring salivary hormones (ghrelin,leptin,resistin)and measuring oral health by plague index score() and taste perception score () 90 female subject will be enrolled in this study between 16-17 years old,30 subjects with normal body weight ,30 subject overweight ,and 30 subject with obeiece group catogerize by body mass index according to age.

the methed of the study is by taking Saliva sample from the subject , taste perception score and oral health measure.

Enrollment: 90 estimated patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 16 to 17 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• female
• 16-17 years old
• subject with no systemic diseas.

Exclusion criteria

• medically compressed patient
• patient with systemic disease