Oral processing behavior and dental caries; an insight into a new relationship.

Autor: Alazzam MF; Department of Oral Medicine and Oral Surgery, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan., Rasheed IB; Department of Oral Medicine and Oral Surgery, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan., Aljundi SH; Department of Preventive Dentistry, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan., Shamiyah DA; Undergraduate Bachelor of Dental Surgery Program, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan., Khader YS; Department of Public Health, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan., Abdelhafez RS; Department of Preventive Dentistry, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan., Alrashdan MS; Department of Oral Medicine and Oral Surgery, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan.; Department of Oral and Craniofacial Health Sciences, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: PloS one [PLoS One] 2024 Jul 02; Vol. 19 (7), pp. e0306143. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jul 02 (Print Publication: 2024).
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0306143
Abstrakt: Introduction: Previous evidence suggests an individual variation in the preferred oral processing behavior. Individuals can be classified as firm processing(FPL) or soft processing likers(SPL). FPL(crunchers and chewers) prefer using their teeth while SPL(smooshers and suckers) prefer using the tongue and the palate when processing different food items. Variation in the preferred oral processing behavior has been associated with differences in food texture preference and eating time. Time is one of the factors directly related to the development of dental caries(tooth decay). Oral retention and eating times are associated with greater caries experience. This study aims to explore if a relationship exists between the preferred oral processing behavior and the individual's caries experience.
Materials and Methods: This was a cross-sectional, dental center-based study conducted at Jordan University of Science and Technology. Five hundred participants consented to fill out the preferred oral processing behavior(POPB) questionnaire. Anthropometric measurements (including weight, height, and waist circumference) were recorded. A single trained and calibrated dentist registered each participant's caries experience and plaque levels using the DMFS index and plaque index of Silness and Loe.
Results: A total of 351(70.2%) and 149(29.8%) participants were typed as FPL and SPL, respectively. SPL demonstrated higher levels of dental caries experience compared to FPL. The mean DMFS score for SPL was 28.8(±25.43) while for FPL was 18.71(± 18.34). This difference remained significant after adjustment for confounders(P<0.001). SPL exhibited a significantly higher mean score for the "M" component(P <0.001) while no significant difference in the mean score of the "D"(P = 0.076) and "F"(P = 0.272) components was observed when compared to FPL.
Conclusion: The current findings provide new insight into a possible relationship between the preferred oral processing behavior and an individual's caries experience. A relationship in which the preferred oral processing behavior can potentially affect and/or be affected by the dental caries experience.
Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
(Copyright: © 2024 Alazzam et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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