Correlation between the Dietary Intake Conditions, Masticatory Ability and Abrasion of Teeth in Preschool Children.

Abstract

The influence of the level of chewability of food, dietary habits, and the mothers'attitude towards meal preparation over the masticatory ability and abrasion of the teeth of preschool children was determined. Abrasion of the teeth was found among the 22.8% of the children, this percentage being higher than that of the children with decayed teeth or an irregular bite. This abrasion was found more in the 5-year-olds than in the 4-year-olds, and among the children who used to suck on a towel in their younger days. Those children whose mothers had paid attention to the development of the oral function during their weaning period and who tried to give home-made food at each meal or snack had abraded teeth in many cases. Abrasion was hardly found in the teeth of those children who had frequently been eating out, but the mastica-tory ability of the children with abraded teeth was higher than of those without, The children who had eaten out on fewer occasions or who had not frequently been given convenience food at home were found to have higher masticato-ry ability than those under contrary circumstances. Cooked squid, pork fillet, abura-age (deep-fried tofu) and spinach were found to be effective for the development of masticatory ability, while a significant correlation was found between the amount of fiber intake and the masticato-ry ability. This amount of fiber intake by the children was influenced by the manner of the mothers'feeding during the weaning period, the style of preparation of daily meals, and the overall dietary habits. Jpn. J.Nutr., 59 (2) 61•`69 (2001) ‚Í ‚ ¶ ‚ß ‚É ™ð š•‹@"\ ‚ðŠî •\ •¬‚· ‚é-v 'f ‚Ì1‚ ‚ª ™ù • ‡-Í ‚Å‚ ‚é¡‚± ‚Ì ™ù • ‡-Í ‚Í,'•-î‚AE ‚AE ‚à ‚É'• ‰Á ‚µ1,2),‚©‚•g'·,'Ì •d ‚È ‚Ç'Ì ˆÊ‚Ì •¬'· ‚AE ‚AE ‚à ‚É'• ‰Á ‚· ‚é ‚±‚AE ‚Í,•ae •sOE¤ ‹ † ‚É‚ae‚è-¾‚ç ‚©‚É‚³ ‚ê ‚Ä‚¢ ‚é3,4)¡ˆê •û,OE» •Ý,•H •¨ ‚Ì "î •H‰» ‚ª •i ‚Ý5),ˆê "Ê‚É,Žq ‚Ç‚à‚Í •d‚¢•H•¨ ‚â Šš‚Ý‚±‚½‚¦ ‚Ì ‚ ‚é •H•¨ ‚ð•D‚Ü‚È‚¢OEX OEü ‚É‚ ‚é ‚AE ‚¢‚í ‚ê ‚Ä‚¢ ‚é6)¡‚Ü ‚½,OE» 'ã ‚Ì-c Ž™ ‚É‚Ý‚ç‚ê ‚é™ð š• "\-Í ‚Ì 'á ‰º ‚Í,•D ‚«‚È‚à ‚Ì ‚ð•Î ‚Á‚Ä•H‚× ‚ç‚ê ‚é-L‚©‚È-O •HŽž'ã ‚Ì •H•KŠµ‚ª ‚»‚Ì "wOEi‚É‚ ‚é ‚AE‚à•l ‚¦ ‚ç‚ê ‚Ä‚¢ ‚é7)¡™ðš• "\-Í ‚É‚Í,Ž• ‚Ì Ží-Þ ‚AEˆÊ‚AEˆÊ 'u,Ž• Ž²‚Ì •ûOEü,Ž• ‚Ì ŽxŽ•'g•D,™ðš• ‹Ø‚È‚Ç•¡ •" ‚Ì-v ˆö ‚ª 'ŠOEÝ ‚ÉŠÖ˜A‚µ‚ÉŠÖ˜A‚µ• ‡ ‚Á‚Ä‚¨‚è‚Á‚Ä‚¨‚è,‚± ‚ê ‚ç ‚AE ŠeŽí-v ˆö(‹Ø-Í, ‰^ "® "\-Í,‚¤ •I,•«,"N-î ‚È‚Ç)‚AE‚Ì ŠÖ OEW ‚ÅOEŸ "¢ ‚µ‚½•ñ •• ‚Í ‚Ý‚ç‚ê ‚é7•`9)¡‚µ ‚©‚µ,™ðš• "\-Í ‚AE •H•¨ ‚Ì Šš‚Ý‚² ‚½ ‚¦-Ê ‚â •H•¨ ‚Ì •H‚וû ‚AE ‚Ì ŠÖ OEW,•Û OEì ŽÒ ‚Ì •HŽ-‚Â-‚è‚Ì 'Ô "x‚È‚Ç‚AE ‚Ì ŠÖ OEW ‚©‚çOEŸ "¢ ‚µ‚½•ñ•• ‚Í •-‚È‚¢¡‚» ‚±‚Å'˜ ŽÒ ‚ç ‚Í,4,5•Î Ž™ ‚ð'Î •Û‚ÉŽ•‰È OEŸ •f ‚ð•s ‚¤ ‚AE "¯ Žž‚É,•H •¨ ‚Ì Šš‚Ý‚² ‚½‚¦-Ê ‚â •H‚× •û,•Û OEì ŽÒ ‚Ì •HŽ-‚Â-‚è‚É'Î ‚· ‚é'Ô"x‚ª,™ð š• "\-Í ‚â Ž•‚Ì ŽC‚èOE¸‚è‚AE ‚Ç‚Ì ‚ae‚¤‚ÉŠÖ OEW ‚µ‚Ä‚¢ ‚é‚©‚ðOEŸ "¢‚· ‚é-Ú "I ‚Å,'² •¸ ‚ðŽÀ Ž{‚µ‚½¡ •û-@