Dental health, dental care, and dietary habits in children in different parts of Sweden
- 1 January 1985
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Informa UK Limited in Acta Odontologica Scandinavica
- Vol. 43 (1), 59-67
- https://doi.org/10.3109/00016358509064141
Abstract
An epidemiological study of dental health, dental health care, and sociodemographic data in 817 4-, 8-, and 13-year-old children was carried out in 1980/81 in two areas in the county of Västerbotten, northern Sweden, and in one area in the northern part of the county of älvsborg, in southwestern Sweden. Dietary habits and nutrient intake were studied in 738 of the children. The aim of the study was to examine the dental health in the different areas and to study the importance of variations in related background factors. The results showed great differences in dental health in all age groups between the two counties. There were also differences between the two areas in the north, but these were not as evident. A discriminant function analysis showed that age when organized dental care started and tooth-brushing frequency had greater explanatory power on dental caries than food habit factors.Keywords
This publication has 11 references indexed in Scilit:
- Sugars-eating habits of 405 11- to 14-year-old English childrenBritish Journal of Nutrition, 1984
- Reduction of caries in 8-year-old Swedish children between 1967 and 1979Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, 1982
- Comparison of Dental Health of 11-Year-Old Children in 1970 and 1979, and of 14-Year-Old Children in 1973 and 1979: Studies in Bristol, EnglandCaries Research, 1982
- Dietary pattern of Finnish children with low and high caries experienceCommunity Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, 1979
- DENTAL-HEALTH IN 13-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN IN THE NORTH OF SWEDEN - CHANGES DURING A 10-YEAR-PERIOD1979
- A comparative study of oral health as related to general health, food habits and socioeconomic conditions of 4‐year‐old Swedish childrenCommunity Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, 1975
- An epidemiological study of child health and nutrition in a northern Swedish county. VI. Relationship between general and oral health, food habits, and socioeconomic conditionsThe American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 1971
- The Effect of Different Levels of Carbohydrate Intake on Caries Activity in 436 Individuals Observed for Five YearsActa Odontologica Scandinavica, 1953