Food consumption and oral health in a Midwest city of Santa Catarina

Authors

  • Emanueli Lopes Universidade do Oeste de Santa Catarina
  • Guilherme Bunn Prefeitura de Ibicaré
  • Grasieli de Oliveira Ramos Universidade do Oeste de Santa Catarina
  • Francieli Bizzotto Universidade do Oeste de Santa Catarina
  • Ana Paula Ariotti Universidade do Oeste de Santa Catarina
  • Carina Rossoni Universidade do Oeste de Santa Catarina

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24302/sma.v9i0.2901

Abstract

Introduction: Dental caries is a chronic multifactorial disease that, despite its decline in recent years, is considered a public health problem. Objective: The aim of this study was to analyze eating habits and the relationship with oral health in schoolchildren. Methods: A cross-sectional study, carried out in the period of October, November, 2017, in a Midwest City of Santa Catarina. Data were obtained through a semi-structured questionnaire and electronic medical record. A statistical analysis was performed using GraphPad Prism 6®. Results: A sample of 51 children, mean age 10.4 years, female prevalence (66.7%); (25.5%) residence in the rural area, lower monthly income, lower parental schooling and higher frequency of cariogenic food consumption. Conclusion: Dietary habits associated with socio-demographic characteristics are directly related to the oral health of schoolchildren, evidencing the importance of health education as a preventive measure.

Keywords: Health Education. Cariogenic foods. Cariostatic foods. Dental caries. Oral health.

Author Biographies

Emanueli Lopes, Universidade do Oeste de Santa Catarina

Nutricionista, curso de graduação em Nutrição - Universidade do Oeste de Santa Catarina – Unoesc, Videira, Santa Catarina, Brasil

Guilherme Bunn, Prefeitura de Ibicaré

Cirurgião dentista - Secretaria de Saúde do Município de Ibicaré, Santa Catarina, Brasil,

Grasieli de Oliveira Ramos, Universidade do Oeste de Santa Catarina

Cirurgiã-dentista, Curso de Graduação em odontologia e Programa de Mestrado em Biociências e Saúde. Universidade do Oeste de Santa Catarina (Unoesc). Joaçaba. Santa Catarina. Brasil.

Francieli Bizzotto, Universidade do Oeste de Santa Catarina

Nutricionista, Programa de Mestrado em Biociências e Saúde – Unoesc, Joaçaba, Santa Catarina, Brasil

Ana Paula Ariotti, Universidade do Oeste de Santa Catarina

Nutricionista, Curso de Graduação em Nutrição – Unoesc, Videira, Santa Catarina, Brasil

Carina Rossoni, Universidade do Oeste de Santa Catarina

Nutricionista, Curso de Graduação em Nutrição e Programa de Mestrado em Biociências e Saúde – Unoesc, Joaçaba, Santa Catarina, Brasil.

Published

2020-12-02

How to Cite

Lopes, E., Bunn, G. ., Ramos, G. de O., Bizzotto, F. ., Ariotti, A. P., & Rossoni, C. (2020). Food consumption and oral health in a Midwest city of Santa Catarina. Saúde E Meio Ambiente: Revista Interdisciplinar, 9, 289–298. https://doi.org/10.24302/sma.v9i0.2901

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