Dentistry Department, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Catholic University of Valencia San Vicente Mártir, 46001 Valencia, Spain.
SONEV Research Group, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Catholic University of Valencia, C/Quevedo n° 2, 46001 Valencia, Spain.
Nutrients. 2022 Sep 1;14(17):3622. doi: 10.3390/nu14173622.
Children who show better eating practices are less likely to suffer from severe caries than those who eat a diet rich in sugars. In the present study, we aimed to establish the relationship between the severity of dental caries and adherence to the Mediterranean diet. A cross-sectional study was carried out in which 263 children aged 2 to 14 years old were examined intraorally to analyze the presence and severity of caries. Children’s parents/caregivers completed the KIDMED questionnaire to determine their degree of adherence to the Mediterranean diet. The results showed that the prevalence of caries is greater than 80% in children with medium or low adherence to the Mediterranean diet, and remains significant at 67% in the high adherence group (p = 0.010). A statistically significant negative correlation of weak magnitude (r = −0.29; p < 0.001) was found between adherence and the number of carious teeth. Caries severity in the first molars is also influenced by adherence to the diet in a statistically significant way. In conclusion, there is an association between adherence to the Mediterranean diet and the prevalence, extension, and severity of caries in the pediatric population.
与饮食习惯富含糖的儿童相比，具有良好饮食习惯的儿童更不易发生严重龋齿。在本研究中，我们旨在确定龋齿严重程度与地中海饮食依从性之间的关系。进行了一项横断面研究，对 263 名 2 至 14 岁的儿童进行了口腔内检查，以分析龋齿的存在和严重程度。儿童的父母/照顾者完成了 KIDMED 问卷，以确定他们对地中海饮食的依从程度。结果表明，在中低地中海饮食依从性的儿童中，龋齿的患病率大于 80%，在高依从性组中仍保持在 67%（p = 0.010）。在统计学上，发现依从性与龋齿数之间存在弱相关（r = -0.29；p < 0.001）。此外，第一磨牙的龋齿严重程度也与饮食的依从性有显著关联。总之，地中海饮食的依从性与儿科人群的龋齿患病率、严重程度和扩展程度之间存在关联。
