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Nutrición Hospitalaria
versión On-line ISSN 1699-5198versión impresa ISSN 0212-1611
Resumen
BORRELL GARCIA, Carla; GARCIA MIRALLES, Esther y MARQUES MARTINEZ, Laura. Association between eating behavior pattern and caries in a population of children aged 3 to 9 years in the province of Alicante. Nutr. Hosp. [online]. 2022, vol.39, n.1, pp.33-38. Epub 04-Abr-2022. ISSN 1699-5198. https://dx.doi.org/10.20960/nh.03729.
Introduction:
dental caries is the most common contagious infectious disease of childhood. Much has been studied about the effect of a healthy diet on oral health, but little attention has been paid to the importance of eating patterns.
Objectives:
to establish the relationship between dental caries and eating behavior pattern using the Child Eating Behavior Questionnaire (CEBQ) in a sample of children.
Materials and methods:
a cross-sectional and descriptive study was carried out by selecting any boy or girl between 3 and 9 years who attended a dental clinic in the province of Alicante (Spain). An oral examination was performed to diagnose caries in children whose parents signed an informed consent. These parents/caregivers were also given the CEBQ to fill out.
Results:
a total of 276 children with a mean age of 86.5 months were examined. A higher average score was observed in the “food-avoidant” dimension in: “demand for food” and in the “response to satiety”. A statistically significant difference was obtained in the mean values of the variables “slow eating” (p = 0.016) and “response to satiety” (p = 0.001) of the groups with and without caries. That is, the time a person spends eating influences the development of caries. Likewise, the ability of a person to be satisfied is also related to caries.
Conclusions:
the eating behavior pattern of children is a risk factor associated with infant caries.
Palabras clave : Caries; Eating behavior; Questionnaire; Children.