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Table 3 Search concepts and keywords

From: The relationship between childhood body weight and dental caries experience: an umbrella systematic review protocol

Concept

MeSH terms

Title/abstract keywords

Dental caries

Dental Caries

caries, tooth decay

Dental Health Surveys

–

DMF Index

dmf, dmft, dmfs

Oral Health

–

Body weight

Birth Weight

BMI

Body Fat Distribution Anthropometry

Body Mass Index

Body Size

Body Weight

Body Weights and Measures Body Height

Waist Circumference

Overweight

Obesity

obesity, over weight

Paediatric Obesity

Obesity, Abdominal

Obesity, Morbid

Adiposity

Overweight

Underweight systematic review

Thinness

underweight, low weight systematic review, meta-analysis

–

Child

Child

children, child, preschool

Adolescent

Child, Preschool

Paediatrics