Abhiram K, Sai Sankar A J, Sridevi E, Sridhar M, Pranitha K, Aruna D
Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Sibar Institute of Dental Sciences, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Department of Orthodontics, Sibar Institute of Dental Sciences, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Contemp Clin Dent. 2019 Jul-Sep;10(3):440-445. doi: 10.4103/ccd.ccd_726_18.
Nowadays, clinical assessment of caries susceptibility is evaluated by the individuals taste perception. As food habits of the child are mostly influenced by the parents (mothers), it would be beneficial to assess the relation between mother and child's taste status and their caries experience to predict the caries susceptibility of the child.
A convenience sample of 310 mother-child dyads of both the sexes were selected. After obtaining the data on the taste preferences, dietary habits, and oral hygiene practices, caries experience of both the mother and child were recorded using the DMFT and defs indices, followed by the taste assessment using 6-n propylthiouracil (PROP) tester strips.
Irrespective of the taste status, the majority of the mother and child dyads showed preference to sweet foods. A statistically significant relationship between taste status and caries experience was noticed among mothers and children individually. However, there was no significant association between mother and child taste status. Whereas, a weak-positive correlation is observed between the mother and child's caries experience. The children of supertaster mothers have relatively less caries experience compared to children of moderate and nontaster mothers, which was not statistically significant.
Mother's taste perception or caries experience may not always be a risk predictor for their child's caries experience, but the PROP tester strips were very effective in predicting the caries risk of an individual.
如今，龋齿易感性的临床评估是通过个体的味觉感知来进行的。由于儿童的饮食习惯大多受父母（母亲）影响，评估母亲与孩子的味觉状况及其龋齿经历之间的关系，对于预测孩子的龋齿易感性可能会有所帮助。
选取了310对不同性别的母婴作为便利样本。在获取关于味觉偏好、饮食习惯和口腔卫生习惯的数据后，使用DMFT和defs指数记录母亲和孩子的龋齿经历，随后使用6 - 正丙基硫氧嘧啶（PROP）测试条进行味觉评估。
无论味觉状况如何，大多数母婴对甜食都有偏好。在母亲和孩子个体中，味觉状况与龋齿经历之间存在统计学上的显著关系。然而，母亲与孩子的味觉状况之间没有显著关联。而母亲与孩子的龋齿经历之间观察到弱正相关。与中度味觉者和非味觉者母亲的孩子相比，超味觉者母亲的孩子龋齿经历相对较少，但差异无统计学意义。
母亲的味觉感知或龋齿经历不一定总是孩子龋齿经历的风险预测指标，但PROP测试条在预测个体龋齿风险方面非常有效。
