Role of diet and dietary habits in causing dental caries among adults reporting to a tertiary care hospital in Pakistan; a case-control study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine the association of diet and dietary practices with dental caries among adults.

Design

A case-control study.

Setting

Operative Department, Rawal Institute of Health Sciences, Islamabad, Pakistan.

Participants

300 participants of both genders, aged 25-50 years.

Interventions

A food frequency questionnaire and a patient proforma were used to determine the frequency and preferences of diet and dietary habits that may be associated with dental caries among adults, respectively. The diet and dietary habits of 150 adults with caries (cases) were compared with those of 150 adults without dental caries (control). An independent sample T-test was applied to determine the difference in mean age. Mann-Whitney and Chi-Square tests were applied

SUBMITTER: Javed K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10746458 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature