Porównanie spożycia słodyczy oraz nawyków higienicznych u dzieci mieszkających na terenach wiejskich i miejskich

Maria Mielnik-Błaszczak¹, Justyna Pietrak², *Monika Maślanko², Karolina Wilczyńska², Karol Jankowski², Elżbieta Pels³

Summary
Introduction. Studies show that parents’ better education, their economic status and dental office proximity have an impact on oral condition of the child. Many studies show that people living in urban areas are more health-conscious, so their children have lower caries prevalence then rural area children. On the other side, there are some publications that claim that rural children state of dental caries is better than ones from the city. It is explained with worst access to highly processed food and the habit of eating meals at home.
Aim. To compare hygiene and dietary habits between rural and urban children.
Material and methods. The survey was conducted in 139 children aged 6-18 years, including 62 people living in rural areas and 77 people living in the city. Questions in the survey included: the child's frequency of sweets consumption, brushing teeth (brushing frequency), and the availability of dental surgery. In case of younger children survey was filled by their parents. The collected data was statistically analyzed (Statistica 9,.0, Statsoft; Pearson chi² test).
Results. Of the 83 children investigated group, which was 59.71% of the total, sweets were consumed less than 2 times a day. Brushing teeth less than 2 times a day did 21 (37.5%) of children living in rural areas and 22 (30.14%) of children living in urban areas. Only 6 (10.34%) of respondents from rural area, confirmed the presence of a dental practice in school/kindergarten. In the group of respondents living in urban areas 42 (72.41%) of children went to school/kindergarten, where there was no dentist.
Conclusions. 1. Children living in rural areas consume sweets significantly more often than children living in cities. 2. Children living in both rural and urban regions have similar oral hygiene habits. 3. A more frequent consumption of sweets by children living in rural regions and a more difficult access to a dentist’s office in schools can lead to a higher risk of cavities among children living in rural regions when compared to their urban counterparts.

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