Material and methods:

An observational, cross-sectional, prospective study was carried out. A total of 1644 children between the ages of 5 and 16, native of the Amazon were evaluated. A dental examination was performed in order to determine the stage of eruption of the tooth. The nutritional status was evaluated through the Anthroplus® program, where the anthropometric calculations were carried out for the indicators: weight for age between 0 and 10 years, height for age and body mass index between 0 and 19 years. It was decided to perform the anthropometric calculations in children between the ages of 5 and 10 years.

Results:

Low weight was significantly associated with the delay in the eruption of the central incisors, although a small effect size was obtained in the mandibular.

A statistically significant relationship was found between the eruption delay of the first lower molar and the lower central incisor and the short height, although a small effect size was obtained.

Regarding BMI, there are no atypical cases since all children have typical scores between -1 and 1.

Conclusions:

The present study finds a relationship between the delay of the eruption of central incisors and the low weight, expressed for the indicator weight for age.

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