SCHOOL DIETARY HABITS AND INCIDENCE OF DENTAL CARIES.

Abstract

INTRODUCTION:

healthy dietary habits are considered to improve oral health and tooth quality. Caries treatment comprises tooth restoration with dental composites and sealants, almost all (> 90%) of which contain bisphenol A (BPA). Study hypotheses were: a) breakfast and oral hygiene habits are important factors in dental caries development; and b) dental caries treatment with epoxy-resins entails a risk of oral exposure to monomers migrating from the polymeric material. We evaluated caries in the teeth of a Spanish school population and determined the percentage treated with dental composites.

OBJECTIVE:

to relate consumption of breakfast components and oral hygiene habits to dental caries and determine the presence of sealants/composites as potential sources of BPA exposure.

METHODS:

subjects: 582 schoolchildren from Granada city (Southern Spain) aged 7 yrs; mean (SD) of 7.55 (0.64) yrs.

RESULTS:

caries was detected in 21.7% of their teeth. Mean breakfast quality index (BQI) score, based on nutritional questionnaires, was 5.18 (1.29). Breakfast with foods rich in simple sugars representing > 5% of total daily energy was consumed by 24% of the population and was significantly associated with caries frequency in binary logistic regression analysis. Biscuit consumption was reported by 35.8% and significantly associated with caries frequency. Breakfast intake of bakery products/ cereals and of dairy products showed a significant inverse association with caries frequency. No significant relationship was observed between caries and BQI score or oral hygiene factors.

CONCLUSION:

further research is required to elucidate the role of diet in caries and the associated risk of exposure to estrogenic xenobiotics such as BPA.

• Authors: Celia Monteagudo, Francisco Téllez, Leticia Heras-González, Diana Ibañez-Peinado, Miguel Mariscal-Arcas, Fatima Olea-Serrano
• Journal: Nutricion hospitalaria (Nutr Hosp) Vol. 32 Issue 1 Pg. 383-8 (Jul 01 2015) ISSN: 1699-5198 [Electronic] Spain
• PMID: 26262743 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
• Copyright: Copyright AULA MEDICA EDICIONES 2014. Published by AULA MEDICA. All rights reserved.

Topics

• Child
• Dairy Products
• Dental Caries (epidemiology, etiology)
• Feeding Behavior
• Female
• Humans
• Incidence
• Male
• Oral Hygiene
• Public Health Surveillance
• Schools
• Spain (epidemiology)
• Students