Association between a New Sugar Index and Caries Experience: Results of a Cross-Sectional Field Study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The aim of this study was to test the relationship between a newly developed sugar index and caries experience in 4th- and 6th-graders.

Materials and methods

A total of 1,019 fourth-graders and 925 sixth-graders from 2 regions in Northern Germany participated in the study. Caries experience was recorded by applying the ICDAS criteria. Tooth-brushing habits and other independent variables were examined psychometrically. Structured questions were formulated that were related to specific everyday eating situations, especially between main meals, which proved to be relevant for a higher caries risk. To compare mean caries scores, nonparametric tests were applied. The Pearson coefficient was calculated in order to verify the correlation between the sugar index and the

SUBMITTER: Pieper K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6425851 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature