Approximal caries and sugar consumption in Icelandic teenagers

被引:23
作者
Arnadottir, IB
Rozier, RG
Saemundsson, SR
Sigurjons, H
Holbrook, WP
机构
[1] Univ Iceland, Fac Odontol, IS-101 Reykjavik, Iceland
[2] Univ N Carolina, Sch Publ Hlth, Chapel Hill, NC USA
关键词
approximal caries; behavioral factors; microbiology factors; residence; sugar consumption;
D O I
10.1111/j.1600-0528.1998.tb01937.x
中图分类号
R78 [口腔科学];
学科分类号
1003 ;
摘要
The aim of this study, conducted in 1994, was to examine the association between approximal caries and sugar consumption in teenagers residing in three fluoride-deficient areas in Iceland while controlling for a number of behavioral, residential and microbiological factors. One hundred and fifty subjects (mean age 14 years) selected from the Icelandic Nutritional Survey (INS) were examined radiographically and they completed questionnaires about sugar consumption frequency. Total grams of sugar intake were obtained from the INS for each subject. Caries experience on approximal surfaces, diagnosed from radiographs, was used as the dependent variable in the analyses. Altogether 45.2% of subjects were caries free on approximal surfaces. The overall sample was found to have a mean DFS on approximal surfaces of 2.73 (s=4.36) per subject. Average daily total sugar intake was 170 g per subject and the mean number of sugar-eating occasions between meals was 5.32 (s=6.29) per subject. The regression model indicated that the frequency of between-meal sugar consumption was associated with approximal caries, with frequency of candy consumption being the most important of the sugar variables. In multivariate analysis, no relationship was found between dental caries and total daily intake of sugar, although a significant relationship between total sugar consumption and presence of caries was seen in bivariate analysis. Between-meal consumption of sugar remains a risk factor for the occurrence of dental caries, especially in populations with moderate-to-high levels of dental caries experience.
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