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Dietary Determinants of Dental Caries Prevalence and Experience in Saudi Schoolchildren: Frequency versus Quantity

BACKGROUND: Sugar-added diet has been associated with increased risk of developing dental caries. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the dietary determinants of caries prevalence and experience based on the frequency versus the quantity of consumption among Saudi schoolchildren. METHODS: This is a cross-sect...

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Autores principales: Al-Zahrani, Abdulkarim, Al-Qahtani, Mohammed, Al-Barti, Mohammed, Bakhurji, Eman A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8752266/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35027880
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/5447723
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author Al-Zahrani, Abdulkarim
Al-Qahtani, Mohammed
Al-Barti, Mohammed
Bakhurji, Eman A.
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Al-Qahtani, Mohammed
Al-Barti, Mohammed
Bakhurji, Eman A.
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description BACKGROUND: Sugar-added diet has been associated with increased risk of developing dental caries. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the dietary determinants of caries prevalence and experience based on the frequency versus the quantity of consumption among Saudi schoolchildren. METHODS: This is a cross-sectional study that invited 12- to 15-year-old intermediate school students (N = 3000) in four cities in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. Data collection comprised a pretested questionnaire and clinical examination. Caries was diagnosed based on the World Health Organization (WHO) criteria and was recorded as a decayed, missing, filled tooth (DMFT). The questionnaire included questions regarding the consumption of different quantities and frequencies of multiple sugar-containing food items. Multiple logistic and linear regression models were used to assess the influence of sugar-containing food on the dental caries experience (DMFT) and prevalence of decayed teeth. SPSS version 20.0 was used to analyze the data at 5% significance level. RESULTS: Of 3000 invited students, 2262 participated with a participation rate of 75.4%. Our study found that the frequency of soft drink consumption was significantly associated with increased caries prevalence (adjusted OR = 1.33, 95% CI 1.07–1.65) and experience (adjusted B = 0.46, 95% CI 0.16–0.76). The frequency of consumption of fruit juice was statistically significantly associated with increased caries experience (adjusted B = 0.48, 95% CI 0.16–0.79). The interaction terms between the frequency and the quantity of consumption of energy drinks, soft drinks, and sweetened milk were statistically significantly related to caries experience and prevalence. CONCLUSION: Although the frequency of consumption of sugar-containing drinks was more associated with caries experience and prevalence, the interaction between frequency and quantity was highly related to the prevalence and experience of dental caries.
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spelling pubmed-87522662022-01-12 Dietary Determinants of Dental Caries Prevalence and Experience in Saudi Schoolchildren: Frequency versus Quantity Al-Zahrani, Abdulkarim Al-Qahtani, Mohammed Al-Barti, Mohammed Bakhurji, Eman A. ScientificWorldJournal Research Article BACKGROUND: Sugar-added diet has been associated with increased risk of developing dental caries. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the dietary determinants of caries prevalence and experience based on the frequency versus the quantity of consumption among Saudi schoolchildren. METHODS: This is a cross-sectional study that invited 12- to 15-year-old intermediate school students (N = 3000) in four cities in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. Data collection comprised a pretested questionnaire and clinical examination. Caries was diagnosed based on the World Health Organization (WHO) criteria and was recorded as a decayed, missing, filled tooth (DMFT). The questionnaire included questions regarding the consumption of different quantities and frequencies of multiple sugar-containing food items. Multiple logistic and linear regression models were used to assess the influence of sugar-containing food on the dental caries experience (DMFT) and prevalence of decayed teeth. SPSS version 20.0 was used to analyze the data at 5% significance level. RESULTS: Of 3000 invited students, 2262 participated with a participation rate of 75.4%. Our study found that the frequency of soft drink consumption was significantly associated with increased caries prevalence (adjusted OR = 1.33, 95% CI 1.07–1.65) and experience (adjusted B = 0.46, 95% CI 0.16–0.76). The frequency of consumption of fruit juice was statistically significantly associated with increased caries experience (adjusted B = 0.48, 95% CI 0.16–0.79). The interaction terms between the frequency and the quantity of consumption of energy drinks, soft drinks, and sweetened milk were statistically significantly related to caries experience and prevalence. CONCLUSION: Although the frequency of consumption of sugar-containing drinks was more associated with caries experience and prevalence, the interaction between frequency and quantity was highly related to the prevalence and experience of dental caries. Hindawi 2022-01-04 /pmc/articles/PMC8752266/ /pubmed/35027880 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/5447723 Text en Copyright © 2022 Abdulkarim Al-Zahrani et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Al-Barti, Mohammed
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title Dietary Determinants of Dental Caries Prevalence and Experience in Saudi Schoolchildren: Frequency versus Quantity
title_full Dietary Determinants of Dental Caries Prevalence and Experience in Saudi Schoolchildren: Frequency versus Quantity
title_fullStr Dietary Determinants of Dental Caries Prevalence and Experience in Saudi Schoolchildren: Frequency versus Quantity
title_full_unstemmed Dietary Determinants of Dental Caries Prevalence and Experience in Saudi Schoolchildren: Frequency versus Quantity
title_short Dietary Determinants of Dental Caries Prevalence and Experience in Saudi Schoolchildren: Frequency versus Quantity
title_sort dietary determinants of dental caries prevalence and experience in saudi schoolchildren: frequency versus quantity
topic Research Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8752266/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35027880
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/5447723
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