Determination Of Relationship Between Alkaline Diet And Dietary Habits With Oral Health In School Aged Children

MERVE ŞEYDA KARAÇİL

Determination Of Relationship Between Alkaline Diet And Dietary Habits With Oral Health In School Aged Children

Thesis Type: Postgraduate

Institution Of The Thesis: Gazi Üniversitesi, Sağlık Bilimleri Enstitüsü, Turkey

Approval Date: 2014

Student: MERVE ŞEYDA KARAÇİL

Supervisor: EDA KÖKSAL

Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection

Abstract:

This study was conducted in order to determination of relationship between alkaline diet and dietary habits with oral health in school aged children. The sample was selected from two different middle schools which are selected by random sampling method at the central district of Çankaya in Ankara. 12 years and 96 girls (51,1%) and 92 boys (48,9%) totally 188 children participated at this study. Accordingly BMI classification for age the children were divided into three groups as low weight (9,6%), normal weight (44,7%) and overweight/obese (45,7%) and obese prevalence is higher in boys (p<0,05). It was found 13,3% of children have not habit of brushing their teeth and girls brush their teeth more regularly (p<0,05). The mean DMFT value of children was 1,1±1,41 and severity of dental caries was found very low level and there was no significant difference between boys and girls (p>0,05). Although there was no relationship between antropometric measures with oral helath indicators of permanent teeth but there was a negative relationship was determined between body weight, (r:0,307; p<0,05), body fat (r:-0,385; p<0,01), BMI (r:-0,296; p<0,05) and waist circumference (r:0,311; p<0,05;) with dmft index of temporary teeth. According to BMI classification there was no significant differences at oral health indicators of temporary and permanent teeth (p>0,05). The prevalance of children with low saliva buffery capacity is 66,1% and there was no significant difference between genders (p>0,05). And also there was no significant difference at mean spot and buffering saliva pH between children who have dental caries or not. It was determined a strong negative correlation between body fat and dietary PRAL value (r:-0,215; p<0,01) and a positive correlation between filled numbers of temporary teeth and dietary PRAL value (r:0,278; p<0,05). There was a positive correlation between meat and meat products (r:0,430; p<0,01) and grains (r:0,433; p<0,01) with dietary PRAL value and a negative correlation vegetables (r-0,471; p<0,01) and fruit group (r:-0,372; p<0,01) with dietary PRAL value. Although there was no relationship between saliva spot pH and consumption of any food groups but there was a positive relationship between consumption of vegetables groups and saliva buffering pH (r:0,169; p<0,05). Although there was no relationship between oral health indicators of temporary teeth with consumption of any food groups but it was found a negative relationship between DMFT index of children and consumption of fruit group (r:-0,191; p<0,05) and decay teeth with consumption of milk and milk products (r:-0,264; p<0,05). And also it was found that there was a positive correlation between consumption of free sugars and sweets with dmft index (r:0,275; p<0,05). As a result of nutrition plays an important role prevention of dental caries and protection of oral health besides regular oral care and also with the corrects habits which are gained at young age can be achieved with a growing healthy generations.