Jordan Cheng1,2, Karen Campbell1,2,3. 1. Faculty of Dentistry, University of British Columbia, Canada. 2. Office of Pediatric Surgical Evaluation and Innovation, British Columbia, Canada. 3. Department of Pediatric Dentistry, British Columbia Children's Hospital, Canada.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: An initial field study to investigate dental caries and dental erosion in children and adolescents in the community of Soroti, Uganda. METHODS: A stratified two-stage cluster sample of 84 children (ages 8-10) and adolescents (ages 16-19) were recruited. A survey was undertaken to assess the state of determinants of oral health, oral hygiene practices, and soft-drink and sweetened-tea consumption. Intra-oral photographs were taken and reviewed to measure Decayed, Missing, and Filled Teeth (DMFT) and dental erosion. RESULTS: A significant difference was observed in DMFT between children and adolescents (3.7 ± 2.7 versus 2.1 ± 2.4 p=.02). A trend of lower erosion scores was seen in children compared to adolescents. Greater frequency of sweetened-tea consumption over soft-drinks was noted in both groups. CONCLUSION: This study did not reveal any relationship between different levels of cariogenic beverage consumption and DMFT or dental erosion in this sample group.
OBJECTIVE: An initial field study to investigate dental caries and dental erosion in children and adolescents in the community of Soroti, Uganda. METHODS: A stratified two-stage cluster sample of 84 children (ages 8-10) and adolescents (ages 16-19) were recruited. A survey was undertaken to assess the state of determinants of oral health, oral hygiene practices, and soft-drink and sweetened-tea consumption. Intra-oral photographs were taken and reviewed to measure Decayed, Missing, and Filled Teeth (DMFT) and dental erosion. RESULTS: A significant difference was observed in DMFT between children and adolescents (3.7 ± 2.7 versus 2.1 ± 2.4 p=.02). A trend of lower erosion scores was seen in children compared to adolescents. Greater frequency of sweetened-tea consumption over soft-drinks was noted in both groups. CONCLUSION: This study did not reveal any relationship between different levels of cariogenic beverage consumption and DMFT or dental erosion in this sample group.
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Keywords:
Caries; dental erosion; soft-drink availability in Uganda
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