Department of Risk Group Dentistry, Chair of Pediatric Dentistry, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 70 Bukowska Street, 60-812 Poznan, Poland.
Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Chair of Pediatric Dentistry, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 70 Bukowska Street, 60-812 Poznan, Poland.
Nutrients. 2022 May 6;14(9):1948. doi: 10.3390/nu14091948.
(1) Background: Dental caries is a chronic disease that affects a child’s dentition from the first stages of life. Several factors contribute to the development of the disease, including an improper diet. This cross-sectional study aimed to identify risk factors of dental caries in 12-year-old adolescents from Greater Poland and Lubusz Provinces (Poland). (2) Material and methods: The research was conducted in adolescents from five primary schools. A questionnaire consisted of close-ended questions on socioeconomic characteristics on family, diet, and oral hygiene habits. An assessment of the dentition was carried out in accordance with World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations. In addition to cavitated carious lesions, incipient caries lesions were noted according to the International Caries Detection and Assessment System, adapted for epidemiological studies (ICDASepiDMFt). (3) Results: The mean number of teeth with untreated caries; removed due to caries; and restored because of caries (DMFt) was 1.52 ± 1.90, while the ICDASepiDMFt index amounted to 2.64 ± 2.55, respectively. Children who did not brush every day had significantly higher odds of having ICDASepiDMFt > 0 than children brushing at least once daily (OR = 10.32, 95% CI = 1.36−78.32, p = 0.0240). Adolescents who drank sweet carbonated drinks every day had significantly higher ICDASepiDMTt than children who drank sweet carbonated drinks less frequently (p = 0.0477). (4) Conclusions: The research revealed that dental caries indices of 12-year-old adolescents from Greater Poland and Lubusz Provinces depend mainly on oral hygiene behaviors. The only significant nutritional factor that differentiated the caries intensity was the daily consumption of sweet carbonated drinks.
(1) 背景：龋齿是一种慢性病，从生命的最初阶段就会影响儿童的牙齿。有几个因素会导致疾病的发展，包括饮食不当。本横断面研究旨在确定波兰大波兰省和卢布斯省 12 岁青少年龋齿的危险因素。
(2) 材料和方法：研究在五所小学的青少年中进行。问卷包括家庭社会经济特征、饮食和口腔卫生习惯的封闭式问题。牙齿评估按照世界卫生组织（WHO）的建议进行。除了腔隙性龋齿病变外，还根据国际龋齿检测和评估系统（ICDASepiDMFt）记录了初期龋齿病变。
(3) 结果：未经治疗的龋齿、因龋齿而拔除的牙齿和因龋齿而修复的牙齿（DMFt）的平均数量分别为 1.52±1.90，而 ICDASepiDMFt 指数分别为 2.64±2.55。每天不刷牙的儿童与每天至少刷牙一次的儿童相比，其 ICDASepiDMFt>0 的可能性显著更高（OR=10.32，95%CI=1.36-78.32，p=0.0240）。每天饮用含糖碳酸饮料的青少年的 ICDASepiDMTt 明显高于不常饮用含糖碳酸饮料的儿童（p=0.0477）。
(4) 结论：研究表明，波兰大波兰省和卢布斯省 12 岁青少年的龋齿指数主要取决于口腔卫生行为。唯一显著区分龋齿强度的营养因素是每天饮用含糖碳酸饮料。
