원저 : 대도시 일부 청소년들의 치아우식증 발생과 관련된 식이자료 분석: 3년간 추적조사

Objectives. The purpose of this study was to analyze the relationship between the risk of newly developed dental caries and diet pattern among early adolescence for three years as a longitudinal design. Methods. A middle school in a city of Korea was conveniently selected for this study. An oral exam and a food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) were performed every year from 2007 (baseline) to 2010 (end point) among 244 middle school students who consented to this survey. All the collected data were analyzed using SPSS 17.0. Corresponding p-values were considered significant at values of less than 0.05. Results. With a greater protein and lipid consumption, a lower mean change of DMFT index was observed, but there were no statistically significant after adjusting the DMFT index at baseline. Among the essential minerals, the group that consumed less calcium, phosphorous, magnesium and fluoride were likely to have a higher increment of the DMFT index. In terms of microelements, for the early adolescents who consumed more copper and selenium, less change was revealed in the DMFT index over the three years, but there were no differences. Conclusions. This study may suggest that a greater carbohydrate intake tends to result in a higher DMFT increment. Further studies need to be implemented to investigate the causal relationship between minerals and microelements and dental care.