Dietary Patterns and Oral Health Behaviours Associated with Caries Development from 4 to 7 Years of Age

Silva, Cátia Carvalho; Gavinha, Sandra; Vilela, Sofia; Rodrigues, Rita; Manso, Maria Conceição; Severo, Mílton; Lopes, Carla; Melo, Paulo

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“…In this study, nutrients were not found to be risk factors for DMFT and dft scores in the regression model. This finding suggests that instead of focusing on nutrient intake alone, examining the child's general diet quality will provide more information about the effects of nutrition on the incidence of dental caries [49].…”

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Association between dental caries and adherence to the Mediterranean diet, dietary intake, and body mass index in children

Esin,

Ballı-Akgöl,

Sözlü

et al. 2024

BMC Oral Health

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Background Children with healthier nutritional status are less likely to develop severe caries than those with a high-sugar content diet. Studies evaluating dental caries and nutritional status in school-age children have generally focused on dietary intake, diet quality, or anthropometric measures, and the number of studies evaluating them together is limited. Objective It was aimed to evaluate the relationship between dental caries adherence to the Mediterranean Diet (MD), dietary intake, and Body Mass Index (BMI) in school-age children. Materials and methods This study was conducted with 300 healthy children (52.0% boys, 48.0% girls) aged between 6 and 12 years. The data collection forms included sociodemographic characteristics, oral health practices of children, Mediterranean Diet Quality Index for children and adolescents (KIDMED), and food consumption records. Anthropometric measurements (body weight and height) of the children were taken. Dental examinations were performed by a pediatric dentist. Results While the DMFT mean score of the children was 1.7 ± 2.09, the mean dft score was 2.9 ± 3.29. The mean of KIDMED scores was 5.9 ± 3.32. DMFT and dft scores decreased statistically as maternal education increased (p < 0.05). DMFT and dft scores were not statistically different between BMI groups according to gender and age (p > 0.05). DMFT scores differed statistically between KIDMED groups (p < 0.05). This difference was between low-optimal and low-improvement-needed groups. While there was a low negative correlation (r=-0.169) between calcium intake and DMFT score, a low positive correlation was found between glucose (r = 0.172) and fructose (r = 0.149) intake and dft score (p < 0.05). In regression analysis, while the children’s age related DMFT scores positively, maternal education and KIDMED scores related DMFT scores negatively. Also, children’s age and maternal education related dft scores negatively. Conclusion In this study, adherence to the MD rather than nutrients was found to be important in dental caries. Also maternal education level was also found to be a determinant factor in dental caries in children. DMFT and dft did not differ between BMI groups.Further studies should be conducted to assess the impact of the MD on dental caries in children to develop dietary interventions for preventative purposes.

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Association between dental caries and adherence to the Mediterranean diet, dietary intake, and body mass index in children

Esin,

Ballı-Akgöl,

Sözlü

et al. 2024

BMC Oral Health

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“…Another important behavioral pattern is the time in which the energy intake is happening. Snaking between the main meals fosters the continuous presence of sugars in the oral cavity, thus increasing the probability of oral disease [ 136 ]. There is also evidence of the relationship between eating before bedtime and a higher caries occurrence, probably due to the salivary flow decrease in sleep time [ 137 ].…”

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Infancy Dietary Patterns, Development, and Health: An Extensive Narrative Review

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Correct dietary patterns are important for a child’s health from birth to adulthood. Understanding a child’s health as a state of entire physical, mental, and social well-being is essential. However, reaching adulthood in a complete health proper state is determined by feeding and dietary habits during preconception, pregnancy, or children infancy. Different factors, such as the mother’s lifestyle, culture, or socioeconomic status, are crucial during all these phases. In this review, we aimed to assess the long-term associations between infancy dietary patterns and health and their influence on development and growth. To reach this objective, a consensus critical review was carried out using primary sources such as scientific articles, and secondary bibliographic indexes, databases, and web pages. PubMed, SciELO, and Google Scholar were the tools used to complete this research. We found that high-income countries promote high-calorie foods and, consequently, obesity problems among children are rising. However, undernutrition is a global health issue concerning children in low- and middle-income countries; thus, parental socioeconomic status in early life is essential to children’s health and development, showing that biological, social, and environmental influences are increased risk factors for chronic diseases. This narrative review is aimed to collect evidence for early nutritional intervention and future disease prevention.

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“…The guidelines for clean and healthy living in BNP are also important to be part of the ECC prevention measures. Since dental caries is a multifactorial disease, Toothbrushing is a fundamental self-care behavior for maintaining children's oral health ( 17 ).…”

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Regulations on nutrition in Indonesia and its relation to early childhood caries

Amalia

Siregar²,

Alfian³

et al. 2022

Front. Public Health

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There is a close relationship between food and nutrition policies and oral health. The relationship between nutrition and dental problems has been widely discussed, including the major dental problem in children: early childhood caries (ECC). Health-oriented national policies are the main principles of public health welfare. This article is a policy brief that provide a review of the food and nutrition policies in Indonesia that may have a relationship with ECC. It is concluded that some policies support the efforts to prevent ECC however, other technical explanations are still needed for health workers and especially parents regarding its simple implementation in everyday life. Multisectoral approaches that includes health, nutrition and education are needed to address ECC.

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Dietary Patterns and Oral Health Behaviours Associated with Caries Development from 4 to 7 Years of Age

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References 40 publications

Association between dental caries and adherence to the Mediterranean diet, dietary intake, and body mass index in children

Association between dental caries and adherence to the Mediterranean diet, dietary intake, and body mass index in children

Infancy Dietary Patterns, Development, and Health: An Extensive Narrative Review

Regulations on nutrition in Indonesia and its relation to early childhood caries

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