Masticatory function after comprehensive dental treatment in children with severe early childhood caries.

Autor: Khong JSY; National Dental Centre Singapore, Singapore City, Singapore., Goh AT; Clinical Nutrition Research Centre (CNRC), Singapore Institute Of Food and Biotechnology Innovation (SIFBI), A*STAR, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 14 Medical Drive, #07-02 MD6 Building, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, Singapore, Singapore City, 117599, Singapore., Sim YF; Faculty of Dentistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore City, Singapore., Lai BWP; National Dental Centre Singapore, Singapore City, Singapore., Forde CG; Clinical Nutrition Research Centre (CNRC), Singapore Institute Of Food and Biotechnology Innovation (SIFBI), A*STAR, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 14 Medical Drive, #07-02 MD6 Building, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, Singapore, Singapore City, 117599, Singapore., Hong CHL; Discipline of Orthodontics and Paediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore City, Singapore.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: International journal of paediatric dentistry [Int J Paediatr Dent] 2022 May; Vol. 32 (3), pp. 295-303. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Jul 16.
DOI: 10.1111/ipd.12854
Abstrakt: Background: Parents are frequently concerned that their child's mastication may be compromised after comprehensive dental treatment.
Aim: To evaluate changes in masticatory function and food preferences after dental treatment in children with early childhood caries.
Design: This prospective study assessed masticatory function with the (1) mixing ability test using duo-coloured chewing gum and (2) the number of chews/g and time taken to eat six food items before and 3 months after dental treatment. A dental examination and a food preference questionnaire were also completed.
Results: Twenty-five children (age: 4.9 ± 0.5 years, baseline dmft/child: 11.4 ± 4.9) completed the study. The mean number of restorations/child, total extractions/child, and posterior extractions/child was 5.1 ± 2.9, 6.4 ± 5.2, and 3.6 ± 2.3, respectively. The number of chews/g of cereal (p = .014) and popcorn (p = .003) significantly increased after dental treatment. The number of chews/g and duration taken for cereal (chews/g: r = 0.795, p = .000, duration: r = 0.794, p = .000) and peanuts (chews/g: r = 0.459, p = .032) were significantly associated with more extractions. There was no change in mastication function for the other foods, mixing ability score, and child's food preferences after dental treatment.
Conclusions: An increased number of chews/g is needed for certain hard foods after dental treatment, which was associated with an increased number of total and posterior extractions.
(© 2021 BSPD, IAPD and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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