Influency of food consumption to caries at school age in Ujung Tanah subdistrict

Abstract

Objective

Mastication is conductor for children to get the nutrition. Poor dietary habits will impact to be caries and premature loss as beginning of disfunction mastication as a point for the nutrition. The aim of this research are to know the influent of food consumption to caries at coastal children in Ujung Tanah subdistrict, Makasaar.

Methods

This cross sectional study were examined over the period 18th April to 5th May 2019 in Ujung Tanah subdistrict with multistage random sampling technique. The children consists of 6–12 years old. Dietary habits, and dental status for children were measured and recorded. Dental status was measure with DEF-T score for mixed dentition 6–12 years old.

Results

Children had dental caries with mean def-t 6 year old 5.6 ± 3.2, 7 year old 11 ± 5.9, 8 year old 5.8 ± 4.0, 9 year old 3.8 ± 1.7, 10 year old 4.4 ± 2.3, 11 year old 2.5 ± 0.7 dan 12 year old 3.0 ± 2.7 The def-t was correlated with dietary habits and dental health status. Deft-t was correlated with caries risk factor consumption of sweet food, sour food and candies/chocolate.

Conclusion

This present study showed and clarifies the significant risk factor consumption statistically significant to caries at coastal children in Ujung Tanah subdistrict, Makassar.