台灣3歲以下嬰幼兒齲齒狀況與飲食、口腔衛生習慣之探討

Association of Dietary and Dental Hygiene Habits with the Prevalence of Dental Caries in Children under 3 Years Old in Taiwan

林怡如(Yi-Ju Lin) ； 黃純德(Shun-Te Huang) ； 劉秀月(Hsiu-Yueh Liu) ； 蕭思郁(Szu-Yu Hsiao) ； 陳俊志(Chun-Chih Chen) ； 胡文嘉(Wen-Chai Hu)

《中華牙醫學雜誌（中文版）》 25卷3期 (2006/09) Pp. 197-204

https://doi.org/10.7106/CJD.200609.0197

摘要

The purposes of this study were to investigate the association of dental caries with dietary and dental hygiene habits. In total, 665 children (352 boys and 313 girls) aged under 3 years participated in this study. They were sampled by a stratified cluster sampling design using probability proportional to size. The deft index was 0.57 ± 1.74, and the caries prevalence was 17.13%. The children's dietary habits were associated with their oral health status (p＜0.05). The frequency of brushing the teeth affected the oral health, i.e., children who brushed more than 3 times comparied with only a time per day had statistically significantly less caries prevalence (1.68% vs 52.21%) (p＜0.05). Because the children's dietary and dental hygiene habits depend on caregivers, the main caregiver's oral health awareness deeply affects children's habits.

關鍵字

齲齒經驗指數 ； 齲齒盛行率 ； 飲食 ； 口腔衛生習慣

並列摘要

The purposes of this study were to investigate the association of dental caries with dietary and dental hygiene habits. In total, 665 children (352 boys and 313 girls) aged under 3 years participated in this study. They were sampled by a stratified cluster sampling design using probability proportional to size. The deft index was 0.57 ± 1.74, and the caries prevalence was 17.13%. The children's dietary habits were associated with their oral health status (p＜0.05). The frequency of brushing the teeth affected the oral health, i.e., children who brushed more than 3 times comparied with only a time per day had statistically significantly less caries prevalence (1.68% vs 52.21%) (p＜0.05). Because the children's dietary and dental hygiene habits depend on caregivers, the main caregiver's oral health awareness deeply affects children's habits.

並列關鍵字

deft index ； caries prevalence ； dietary ； hygiene habits