Evaluación del consumo de alimentos y dieta cariogénica en pacientes de 5 a 17 años que acuden al consultorio odontológico Torres del cantón Macará de la provincia de Loja, octubre 2020 a febrero 2021.

Abstract

Through this study, food consumption and cariogenic diet have been evaluated in patients aged 5 to 17 years old who went to “Torres Dental Clinic” in Macara, Loja Province. This project was carried out with a non-experimental design, prospective and quantitative approach, a group of 50 children and adolescents meeting the criteria of inclusion and exclusion were considered as the research sample. The dietary assessment was done by applicating a semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire; the data obtained was statistically processed by using the SPSS 23 software which led this study to identify that a large percentage of the participants has an intake of food that would likely influence a carious process, such as white rice (70%), white bread (68%), crackers (64%), chocolate (54%), and fruit juice (54%). Compared to other cariogenic foods such as noodles, bee honey, sugary drinks, sweets, snacks, and pastry products it was shown that these are consumed to a lesser extent. As a conclusion, it was shown that 58% of the patients from 5 to 17 years old who went to the “Torres Dental Clinic” during the period of October 2020- February 2021 consume a cariogenic diet.