Association between the Severity of Dental Caries and the Degree of Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet in the Pediatric Population

Children who show better eating practices are less likely to suffer from severe caries than those who eat a diet rich in sugars. In the present study, we aimed to establish the relationship between the severity of dental caries and adherence to the Mediterranean diet. A cross-sectional study was car...

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Published in:Nutrients 2022-09, Vol.14 (17), p.3622
Main Authors: Marqués-Martínez, Laura, Pérez-Bermejo, Marcelino, Lairón-Peris, Ana Rosa, Guinot-Barona, Clara, Borrell-García, Carla, García-Miralles, Esther
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Age
Caregivers
Chi-square test
Child
Child, Preschool
Children
Consent
Cross-Sectional Studies
Dental caries
Dental Caries - epidemiology
Dental Caries - prevention & control
Dentin
Diet, Mediterranean
Enamel
Feeding Behavior
Humans
Mediterranean diet
Molars
Parents
Patients
Pediatric research
Pediatrics
Prevention
Questionnaires
Risk factors
Statistical analysis
Sugar
Surveys and Questionnaires
Teeth
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Summary:Children who show better eating practices are less likely to suffer from severe caries than those who eat a diet rich in sugars. In the present study, we aimed to establish the relationship between the severity of dental caries and adherence to the Mediterranean diet. A cross-sectional study was carried out in which 263 children aged 2 to 14 years old were examined intraorally to analyze the presence and severity of caries. Children’s parents/caregivers completed the KIDMED questionnaire to determine their degree of adherence to the Mediterranean diet. The results showed that the prevalence of caries is greater than 80% in children with medium or low adherence to the Mediterranean diet, and remains significant at 67% in the high adherence group (p = 0.010). A statistically significant negative correlation of weak magnitude (r = −0.29; p < 0.001) was found between adherence and the number of carious teeth. Caries severity in the first molars is also influenced by adherence to the diet in a statistically significant way. In conclusion, there is an association between adherence to the Mediterranean diet and the prevalence, extension, and severity of caries in the pediatric population.
ISSN:2072-6643
2072-6643
DOI:10.3390/nu14173622