Wyne A H, Khan N
Department of Preventive Dental Sciences, King Saud University, College of Dentistry, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Indian J Dent Res. 1995 Jan-Mar;6(1):21-4.
A total of 68 children, 4-6 years old and equally distributed by gender were selected for the study. Information about use of sweet snacks, soft drinks and fruit juices/drinks, tooth brushing/cleaning, and first dental visit of the children was obtained through a self-administered questionnaire completed by the parents of the selected children. Sixty (88.2%) children were given sweetened snacks. Fifty one (75%) children were using canned soft drinks and packed fruit juices. Twenty eight (41.2%) children were not brushing/cleaning their teeth. The mean age of first dental visit among the study children was 63 (S.D 16.9) months. It may be concluded that the lack of dietary discipline and good oral hygiene habits were most probably responsible for caries in these children.
共有68名4至6岁的儿童被选入该研究，且男女比例均衡。通过由所选儿童的父母填写的自填式问卷，获取了有关儿童食用甜零食、软饮料和果汁/饮品、刷牙/清洁牙齿以及首次看牙就诊的信息。60名（88.2%）儿童食用了加糖零食。51名（75%）儿童饮用罐装软饮料和盒装果汁。28名（41.2%）儿童不刷牙/不清洁牙齿。研究儿童首次看牙就诊的平均年龄为63（标准差16.9）个月。可以得出结论，饮食缺乏节制和良好的口腔卫生习惯很可能是这些儿童龋齿的原因。
