Factors influencing development of caries teeth

Abstract

A cross sectional study was conducted on the children of 146 randomly selected urban families of Abha, Saudi Arabia, to find out the common factors associated with caries teeth. The factors considered for association were per capita monthly income, sources of drinking water, consumption of soft drinks, daily brushing of teeth, daily consumption of candy, and the education levels of mothers. All children up to 12 years of age were examined by visiting their families. The results showed that the per capita monthly income, sources of drinking water and habit of drinking soft drinks had no significant relation with the prevalence rates of caries teeth in children. But the habit of nonbrushing of teeth daily, daily consumption of candies, and low or no education of mothers had significant association with the presence of caries teeth. Adequate health education of children about the ill effects of these practices and raising the educational levels of mothers and prospective mothers may contribute towards achieving dental health by the year 2000 as targetted by the World Health Organization.

Understanding stickiness in sugar‐rich food systems: A review of mechanisms, analyses, and solutions of adhesion

“…There are products where moderate stickiness is desired by consumers (e.g., chewy candies) (Wagoner & Foegeding, 2018), and occasions when the adhesive properties of sugar-rich systems are exploited (e.g., nutritional bar binders and royal icing) (Holding, 1987;. However, when it comes to food processing, the occurrence of stickiness is usually undesired as it causes problems, such as (a) the mass of products sticks and leaves residue on equipment, causing diminished heat transfer, membrane fouling, and shutdown (Michalski et al, 1997); (b) hygroscopic sugars absorb moisture and render a tacky product surface (Nowakowski & Hartel, 2002); (c) caking of granular or powdery products over shelf life (Adhikari et al, 2001); (d) candy pieces attach to consumers' teeth, leading to dental caries (Caldwell, 1962;Khan et al, 1990); (e) unpleasant consumer experience originated from products clinging to packaging, fingers, and utensils (Hartel & Hartel, 2008); and (f) microbial adhesion to food-containing surfaces might cause general food safety concerns (Silva et al, 2008). These sticky situations call for extra attention and cost to maintenance, cleaning, packaging, surface treatment, and labor.…”

Awareness of Inborn Errors of Metabolism among Parents in Saudi Arabia

“…This study is an addition to other studies on other health topics that have been conducted in the Kingdom for the purpose of increasing public awareness of health issues. [7][8][9] In view of the high frequency of metabolic diseases in Saudi Arabia, the need for a broad-based public education is obvious from this study, and should be an urgent priority for the pediatric public health system. This can be achieved by special TV programs and through other media such as newspapers, pamphlets and nurse education programs.…”