The Suitability of Questionnaires for Exploring Relations of Dietary Behavior and Tooth Wear
Tooth wear is a relevant oral health problem, especially at a young age. Although ongoing acid exposures may contribute to tooth wear, the role of acidic dietary components in this context remains unclear. To date, in tooth wear studies, dietary behavior has been assessed using traditional questionn...
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| author | Maximiliane Amelie Schlenz Moritz Benedikt Schlenz Bernd Wöstmann Alexandra Jungert Anna Sophia Glatt Carolina Ganss |
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| description | Tooth wear is a relevant oral health problem, especially at a young age. Although ongoing acid exposures may contribute to tooth wear, the role of acidic dietary components in this context remains unclear. To date, in tooth wear studies, dietary behavior has been assessed using traditional questionnaires, but the suitability of this approach has not been investigated so far. In our longitudinal study, we followed 91 participants (21.0 ± 2.2 years) over a period of 1 year (373 ± 19 days) and monitored tooth wear with an intraoral scanner. At baseline (T0) and at the end (T1), we assessed dietary behavior with questionnaires asking about the consumption frequencies of acidic dietary components and the acid taste preferences. Complete data were available from 80 subjects. The consumption frequencies of T0 and T1 correlated weakly to moderately. Taste preferences seem to be a more consistent measure, but there was predominantly no significant correlation with the corresponding consumption frequencies. None of the dietary parameters showed a significant relation with tooth wear. The suitability of dietary questionnaires to assess tooth-relevant dietary behavior seems to be limited. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ef28d69fc61e49dcb248d4eeba3941612023-11-30T21:48:53ZengMDPI AGNutrients2072-66432022-03-01146116510.3390/nu14061165The Suitability of Questionnaires for Exploring Relations of Dietary Behavior and Tooth WearMaximiliane Amelie Schlenz0Moritz Benedikt Schlenz1Bernd Wöstmann2Alexandra Jungert3Anna Sophia Glatt4Carolina Ganss5Department of Prosthodontics, Dental Clinic, Justus Liebig University, Schlangenzahl 14, 35392 Giessen, GermanyDepartment of Prosthodontics, Dental Clinic, Justus Liebig University, Schlangenzahl 14, 35392 Giessen, GermanyDepartment of Prosthodontics, Dental Clinic, Justus Liebig University, Schlangenzahl 14, 35392 Giessen, GermanyBiometry and Population Genetics, Institute of Agronomy and Plant Breeding II, Interdisciplinary Research Center for Biosystems, Land Use and Dietary (IFZ), Justus Liebig University, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 26-32, 35392 Giessen, GermanyDepartment of Conservative and Preventive Dentistry, Dental Clinic, Justus Liebig University, Schlangenzahl 14, 35392 Giessen, GermanyDepartment of Conservative and Preventive Dentistry, Dental Clinic, Justus Liebig University, Schlangenzahl 14, 35392 Giessen, GermanyTooth wear is a relevant oral health problem, especially at a young age. Although ongoing acid exposures may contribute to tooth wear, the role of acidic dietary components in this context remains unclear. To date, in tooth wear studies, dietary behavior has been assessed using traditional questionnaires, but the suitability of this approach has not been investigated so far. In our longitudinal study, we followed 91 participants (21.0 ± 2.2 years) over a period of 1 year (373 ± 19 days) and monitored tooth wear with an intraoral scanner. At baseline (T0) and at the end (T1), we assessed dietary behavior with questionnaires asking about the consumption frequencies of acidic dietary components and the acid taste preferences. Complete data were available from 80 subjects. The consumption frequencies of T0 and T1 correlated weakly to moderately. Taste preferences seem to be a more consistent measure, but there was predominantly no significant correlation with the corresponding consumption frequencies. None of the dietary parameters showed a significant relation with tooth wear. The suitability of dietary questionnaires to assess tooth-relevant dietary behavior seems to be limited.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/14/6/1165dietoral healthquestionnaireserosionyoung adultstooth wear |
| spellingShingle | Maximiliane Amelie Schlenz Moritz Benedikt Schlenz Bernd Wöstmann Alexandra Jungert Anna Sophia Glatt Carolina Ganss The Suitability of Questionnaires for Exploring Relations of Dietary Behavior and Tooth Wear Nutrients diet oral health questionnaires erosion young adults tooth wear |
| title | The Suitability of Questionnaires for Exploring Relations of Dietary Behavior and Tooth Wear |
| title_full | The Suitability of Questionnaires for Exploring Relations of Dietary Behavior and Tooth Wear |
| title_fullStr | The Suitability of Questionnaires for Exploring Relations of Dietary Behavior and Tooth Wear |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Suitability of Questionnaires for Exploring Relations of Dietary Behavior and Tooth Wear |
| title_short | The Suitability of Questionnaires for Exploring Relations of Dietary Behavior and Tooth Wear |
| title_sort | suitability of questionnaires for exploring relations of dietary behavior and tooth wear |
| topic | diet oral health questionnaires erosion young adults tooth wear |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/14/6/1165 |
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