Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) / Previous studies
have suggested a positive relationship between the amount of readily
fermentable carbohydrate and the dental caries experience. The frequency
of eating and the amount of carbohydrate consumed between meals have also
been considered in previous studies but the results have been controversial
and contradictory. From 7 day diet records of 200 children
the frequency of eating was determined, and the total sugar intake
and the between meal sugar was calculated as to its carbohydrate
equivalent of teaspoons of sugar. The dental caries experience of
these children was determined from the clinical examination records
and periapical and bite wing radiographs and recorded as DMFS. The
average total sugar intake of these children was 164 teaspoons while
the average between meal sugar was 55 teaspoons. A correlation between
the total sugar consumed and the DMFS showed that the relationship
was not statistically significant. The total between meal sugar
intake showed the highest correlation with the DMFS. The frequency
of between meal eating did not show a statistically significant
effect on the dental caries experience. A slight negative relationship
was obtained between the total sugar intake and the milk intake, indicating
that as the milk intake tends to increase, the sugar tends to
decrease and vice versa. A multiple correlation between DMFS and the
total sugar and total milk intake showed a negative correlation coefficient.
The children residing in the city had a higher DMFS than the rural children
of comparable ages.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:IUPUI/oai:scholarworks.iupui.edu:1805/4161 |
| Date | January 1957 |
| Creators | Zita, Alegria C., 1928- |
| Source Sets | Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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