Prevalence of Dental Caries and Its Relation to Screen Time and Sugar Consumption, Prevalence,Patient
Conditions
Keywords
prevalence, dental caries, screen time, sugar consumption
Brief summary
Prevalence of Dental Caries in a group of Egyptian children and its relation to TV and other screens time and sugar consumption (Observational cross-sectional study)
Detailed description
Dental caries, are considered by the World Health Organization as a major public health problem globally, and the most widespread non-communicable disease. Similar with other conditions that are described as non-communicable diseases (NCDs), dental caries develops as the result of a combination of genetic, physiological, environmental and behavioral factors. The commonly accepted risk factors for dental caries include dietary habits (e.g., sugary snacks), poor oral hygiene, microbiological factors, and low socioeconomic status. Watching TV during mealtime has a negative impact on children's dietary quality as it is associated with higher consumption of ultraprocessed foods . It was found that having the TV on at mealtimes reduces diet quality with more high-fat, high-sugar foods and fewer fruits and vegetables and increased consumption of sugar sweetened beverages. Overconsumption of sugar has been associated with increased risk of excessive weight gain, dental decay, poor diet quality and nutritional inadequacy in children and adolescents younger than 19 years .
Interventions
OTHERquestionnaire for food consumption frequency
questionnaire about Food consumption frequency, Screen time , Dental neglect scale
Sponsors
Cairo University
Study design
Observational model
OTHER
Time perspective
CROSS_SECTIONAL
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
6 Years to 8 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* 1\. A child with mixed dentition aged from 6-8 years old 2. Positive subject acceptance for participation in the study 3. Access to all types of screens 4. Both gender
Exclusion criteria
* 1\. A child with a dental emergency 2. Child with a psychological problem 3. Child with chronic illness
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Prevalence of dental caries | 1 month | Visual Inspection and intraoral examination using DMF, def |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dental neglect Dental neglect Dental neglect | 1 month | Questionnaire, Dental neglect scale (DNS) |
| Screen time evaluation | 1 month | The range of time spent by children using screens will be reported daily by parents on weekdays and weekend days for a week |
| A sugar consumption evaluation | 1 month | Health Behavior in School-Aged Children Food-Frequency Questionnaire (HBSC-FFQ). |
Countries
Egypt
Contacts
Primary Contactmona El tayeb, master
Outcome results
None listed