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The effect of nutritional status on dental caries in relation to salivary flow rate, pH, inorganic phosphorus, calcium, copper and lead among five years old kindergarten children | ||
| Journal of baghdad college of dentistry | ||
| Article 1, Volume 22, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 119-122 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Ban S. Diab; Zaid S. Hasan | ||
| Abstract | ||
| ABSTRACTBackground: Malnutrition in human life may adversely affect various aspects of growth and increase the severity oforal problems at different stages of life. Teeth and salivary glands are particularly sensitive to malnutrition. That mayreduce salivary protective components that may increase caries incidence. This study was conducted amongmalnourished kindergarten children aged 5 years in comparison to well-nourished group to determine theoccurance and severity of dental caries in relation to salivary flow rate, pH, inorganic phosphorus, calcium, copperand lead.Material and methods: This study was conducted among 84 malnourished and 89 well-nourished children aged 5years. The assessment of nutritional status was done by using three nutritional indicators, namely Height-for-age,Weight-for-age and Weight-for-height. Diagnosis of severity of dental caries was recorded through the application ofdmfs index. The stimulated saliva was collected to determine salivary flow rate, pH, inorganic phosphorus, calcium,copper and lead.Results: The results reveled that the mean values of dmfs were found to be higher among malnourished respectivelythan well-nourished groups respectively, but with no significant difference (P> 0.05). A positive statistically significantcorrelation was observed between dmfs and ds and salivary lead for well-nourished group. No significant correlationwas recorded between the salivary flow rate and the salivary pH and all the salivary elements in malnourished group.Nevertheless, a positive significant correlation was detected for the salivary flow rate and salivary pH and salivaryinorganic phosphorus in well-nourished group.Conclusion: Malnutrition affect on increase dental caries experience and reducing salivary flow rate, pH, inorganicphosphorus, calcium, copper and lead.Keywords:Malnutrition, dental caries, stimulated salivary element. (J Bagh Coll Dentistry 2010;22(3):119-122). | ||
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