臺北市國小一年級學童齲齒之危險因子

Risk Factors Associated with Dental Caries among First-grade School Children in Taipei City

許玲欣(Ling-Hsin Hsu) ； 陳佑榕(You-Rone Chen)

《北市醫學雜誌》 5卷2期 (2008/04) Pp. 251-260

https://doi.org/10.6200/TCMJ.2008.5.2.09

摘要

Background and Purpose: The aim of this study was to measure the caries status and its related factors of 6-7 year-old children in primary school of Taipei city. Methods: Five districts with a total of 525 children were recruited using random sampling, and data of 500 children's were completely collected for analysis. Subjects were orally examined. Additional analyses were based on questionnaire survey from subjects. Results: We found that the prevalence of caries in primary dentition was 63.2%, and the deft index was 3.01±2.99. Statistically significant differences in caries prevalence and severity of caries were found between groups with different kinds of sweet snack that was frequently taken (p=0.000), whether the child's father has tabaco-habit or not (p＜0.005), and the usual tooth-brushing practice before sleeping and the frequency of vegetable intake (p＜0.01). Conclusion: The results showed that children's oral health education was the most significant factor affecting the prevalence and severity of caries. Food selection is very important for children. Children's resting time in school and home should be oriented to comply a long-term implementation for forgetting these adverse factors. Also oral health education and practical promotion programs for parents are suggested to be implemented. Schools, parents and community dentists should work together to share the caring responsibility to promote young children's oral health.

關鍵字

齲齒 ； 乳齒 ； 相關因素

並列摘要

Background and Purpose: The aim of this study was to measure the caries status and its related factors of 6-7 year-old children in primary school of Taipei city. Methods: Five districts with a total of 525 children were recruited using random sampling, and data of 500 children's were completely collected for analysis. Subjects were orally examined. Additional analyses were based on questionnaire survey from subjects. Results: We found that the prevalence of caries in primary dentition was 63.2%, and the deft index was 3.01±2.99. Statistically significant differences in caries prevalence and severity of caries were found between groups with different kinds of sweet snack that was frequently taken (p=0.000), whether the child's father has tabaco-habit or not (p＜0.005), and the usual tooth-brushing practice before sleeping and the frequency of vegetable intake (p＜0.01). Conclusion: The results showed that children's oral health education was the most significant factor affecting the prevalence and severity of caries. Food selection is very important for children. Children's resting time in school and home should be oriented to comply a long-term implementation for forgetting these adverse factors. Also oral health education and practical promotion programs for parents are suggested to be implemented. Schools, parents and community dentists should work together to share the caring responsibility to promote young children's oral health.

並列關鍵字

dental caries ； primary dentition ； related factor