Karmakar Payel, Arora Ruchi, Patel Chhaya, Sarvaiya Bhumi, Singh Aditi, Patel Mittal
Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Mithila Minority Dental College and Hospital, Darbhanga, Bihar, India.
Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Darshan Dental College and Hospital, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India.
J Int Soc Prev Community Dent. 2016 Nov-Dec;6(6):523-528. doi: 10.4103/2231-0762.195508.
Dental caries still remains the single most common disease of childhood. The present study was conducted to test the hypothesis that a higher prevalence of dental caries would be observed among nontaster children compared to medium tasters or supertasters of 6n propylthiouracil impregnated filter papers.
The present study was conducted on a random sample of 600 school children aged 6-12 years in Udaipur city. 6--propylthiouracil strips were prepared. The food preference questionnaire was filled by the participants, and their decayed missing filled status as well as taste sensitivity to the propylthiouracil impregnated filter papers were noted. The data obtained was then used for statistical analysis using chi square, analysis of variance, and Students -tests with the consult of a statistician using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences version 17 software.
Nontasters had a greater caries experience than the supertasters and medium tasters. Females were found to be more tasters than nontasters. It was also found that nontasters belonged to caries active group more than the tasters.
The caries status was higher among the nontaster children with more sweet preference than in taster children and they belonged more to the caries active group.
龋齿仍然是儿童期最常见的单一疾病。本研究旨在检验这一假设：与对6 - 丙基硫氧嘧啶浸渍滤纸味觉中等或味觉超强的儿童相比，味觉缺失儿童的龋齿患病率更高。
本研究以乌代布尔市600名6至12岁学童的随机样本为对象。制备了6 - 丙基硫氧嘧啶试纸。参与者填写食物偏好问卷，并记录他们的龋失补状况以及对丙基硫氧嘧啶浸渍滤纸的味觉敏感度。然后，在统计学家的指导下，使用社会科学统计软件包第17版软件对所得数据进行卡方检验、方差分析和学生t检验等统计分析。
味觉缺失儿童的龋齿经历比味觉超强和味觉中等的儿童更多。发现女性中味觉者比味觉缺失者更多。还发现，与味觉者相比，味觉缺失者更多地属于龋齿活跃组。
味觉缺失儿童的龋齿状况高于味觉儿童，且他们更偏好甜食，更多地属于龋齿活跃组。
