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Diet patterns and dental caries in third grade U. S. children
Author(s) -
Bagramian Robert A.,
Jenny Joanna,
Frazier P. Jean,
Proshek John M.
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
community dentistry and oral epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.061
H-Index - 101
eISSN - 1600-0528
pISSN - 0301-5661
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0528.1974.tb01653.x-i1
Subject(s) - medicine , sucrose , sugar , population , dietary sucrose , meal , oral cavity , food science , dentistry , environmental health , biology
abstract The purpose of this study was to investigate further the relationship between intake of sucrose‐containing foods and the prevalence of caries in a natural population of children. The study population was made up of 958 Caucasian third grade children from Minneapolis. Diet and brushing information was collected through personal interviews with the children. Four methods of coding diet information were used: (1) Confection Counting (the number of sucrose‐containing items consumed during a 24‐hour period); (2) Exposure Counting (to collapse sucrose‐containing items consumed in a 30‐min interval into one sucrose exposure); (3) Minneapolis Oral Retention Estimate (an assessment of usual consumption, 24‐hour recall, brushing and consumption of water to estimate likelihood that the individual had sucrose in the oral cavity during a typical day); and (4) “Hidden” Sugar Estimate (utilization of food composition tables to estimate in teaspoons how much sucrose was consumed during a 24‐hour period). The study shows few, if any, relationships existing between consumption of sucrose‐containing foods and def or DMF teeth in both mealtime and between‐meal periods.