The effects of socioeconomic status, oral and dental health practices, and nutritional status on dental health in 12-year-old school children

Aslan Ceylan, Jiyan; Aslan, Yusuf; Ozcelik, Ayse Ozfer

doi:10.1186/s43054-022-00104-3

Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette

Table 4 Oral health indicators of children according to their nutrient consumption status

From: The effects of socioeconomic status, oral and dental health practices, and nutritional status on dental health in 12-year-old school children

Foods	Permanent teeth	Milk teeth	p^c
	DMFT^a	dmft^b
	X̅±SD	X̅±SD
Crackers
Consume	2.0±1.91	1.1±1.64	0.543^a 0.096^b
Not consume	1.8±1.80	0.6±0.93	0.543^a 0.096^b
Chips
Consume	2.0±1.92	1.1±1.59	0.833^a
Not consume	2.0±1.60	0.5±1.26	0.053^b
Cornflakes
Consume	2.0±1.94	1.0±1.50	0.881^a
Not consume	1.9±1.82	1.0±1.69	1.000^b
Bread
Consume	2.0±1.90	1.0±1.57	0.403^a
Not consume	1.2±1.50	0.5±1.00	0.492^b
Flavored/sweetened milk
Consume	2.1±1.90	1.0±1.64	0.053^a
Not consume	1.7±1.85	1.0±1.41	0.637^b
Dried Fruits
Consume	2.1±1.93	1.1±1.64	0.335^a
Not consume	1.8±1.82	0.9±1.38	0.681^b
Instant Fruit Juice
Consume	2.1±1.95	1.1±1.63	0.432^a
Not consume	1.6±1.37	0.5±0.73	0.118^b
Fruity Drinks
Consume	2.0±1.92	1.1±1.64	0.929^a
Not consume	2.0±1.78	0.7±1.08	0.667^b
Fizzy Drinks
Consume	2.0±1.93	1.1±1.66	0.995^a
Not consume	1.9±1.77	0.8±1.20	0.620^b
Biscuits
Consume	2.0±1.92	1.1±1.60	0.728^a
Not consume	2.1±1.55	0.3±0.48	0.138^b
Chocolate
Consume	2.0±1.90	1.0±1.58	0.614^a
Not consume	2.2±1.75	0.5±0.75	0.504^b
Sugary Chewing Gum
Consume	2.1±1.96	1.1±1.63	0.648^a
Not consume	1.9±1.73	0.9±1.39	0.736^b
Iced teas
Consume	2.1±1.99	1.0±1.50	0.809^a
Not consume	1.9±1.83	1.1±1.62	0.482^b
Energy drinks
Consume	2.3±2.13	1.4±1.55	0.442^a
Not consume	1.9±1.87	0.9±1.57	0.066^b
Desserts
Consume	2.0±1.90	1.0±1.62	0.549^a
Not consume	1.8±1.82	0.8±1.12	0.776^b
Cookies\cakes
Consume	2.0±1.90	1.0±1.57	0.806^a
Not consume	2.0±1.00	0.3±0.58	0.526^b
Candy\delight etc.
Consume	2.1±1.89	1.1±1.64	0.445^a
Not consume	1.9±1.92	0.8±1.25	0.620^b
Pastry products (muffin, pastry, fruit pie)
Consume	2.0±1.90	1.0±1.60	0.565^a
Not consume	1.8±1.87	0.8±1.0	0.639^b
Honey
Consume	2.0±1.90	1.1±1.66	0.781^a
Not consume	2.0±1.87	0.8±1.15	0.767^b
Molasses
Consume	2.0±1.94	1.2±1.72	0.972^a
Not consume	2.0±1.80	0.6±1.04	0.006^b*
Jam
Consume	2.1±1.93	1.0±1.54	0.113^a
Not consume	1.7±1.76	0.9±1.64	0.855^b
Table sugar
Consume	2.1±1.94	1.1±1.64	0.516^a
Not consume	1.8±1.64	0.5±0.97	0.025^b*
Jelly food
Consume	2.3±2.13	1.3±1.62	0.410^a
Not consume	1.9±1.81	0.9±1.54	0.061^b
Pudding
Consume	1,9±1,90	1,0±1,61	0,236^a
Not consume	2,3±1,87	0,9±1,41	0,796^b

*p <0.05
^ap value for DMFT
^bp value for p dmft
^cMann-Whitney U Test

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