With regard to the increasing consumption rates of unhealthy beverages among adolescents, the main purpose of the present study was to determine the association between beverage intake pattern and dental caries and tooth erosion in this age group. A total sample of 600 adolescents was recruited in this study using a multistage cluster random sampling method in the city of Kerman, in the southeast of Iran, in 2017. Then, the Decayed, Missed and Filled Teeth (DMFT) index and the Tooth Wear Index (TWI) were registered for each participant. A Beverage Frequency Questionnaire was also employed to estimate typical beverage intake frequency. Correspondingly, negative binominal regression and logistic regression were performed to determine the independent variables associated with the DMFT index and the TWI. The findings revealed that the highest consumed beverage in daily living was tea in both genders, followed by sweetened soft beverages, as well as milk and kefir/yogurt drink. The results of the DMFT index were also significantly different in participants that had never consumed milk compared with those who had used milk on a daily basis. Moreover, the DMFT index in participants who had never consumed sweetened soft beverages was 39%, less than those who had had a daily intake of such beverages. Also, the chance of tooth erosion for participants who had never used sweetened soft beverages was 94%, lower than that in daily consumers. The results of this study revealed that adolescents had an unhealthy beverage intake pattern. Furthermore, milk consumption was beneficial to dental caries, whereas use of soft drinks associated with more dental caries and tooth erosion.

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伊朗青少年饮料消费模式与牙齿问题之间的关联：一项横断面研究。


鉴于青少年中不健康饮料的消费率不断增加，本研究的主要目的是确定该年龄段饮料摄入模式与龋齿和牙齿侵蚀之间的关系。本研究于 2017 年在伊朗东南部克尔曼市采用多阶段整群随机抽样方法，共招募了 600 名青少年样本。然后，研究了蛀牙、缺失和补牙 (DMFT) 指数和牙齿磨损情况。为每个参与者注册了指数（TWI）。还使用饮料频率调查问卷来估计典型的饮料摄入频率。相应地，进行负二项回归和逻辑回归以确定与 DMFT 指数和 TWI 相关的自变量。研究结果显示，无论男女，日常生活中消费最多的饮料是茶，其次是甜软饮料，以及牛奶和开菲尔/酸奶饮料。与每天喝牛奶的参与者相比，从未喝过牛奶的参与者的 DMFT 指数结果也存在显着差异。此外，从未饮用过含糖软饮料的参与者的 DMFT 指数为 39%，低于每天摄入此类饮料的参与者。此外，从未使用过含糖软饮料的参与者出现牙齿腐蚀的几率为 94%，低于日常消费者。这项研究的结果表明，青少年有不健康的饮料摄入模式。此外，饮用牛奶有利于龋齿，而使用软饮料则与更多的龋齿和牙齿侵蚀有关。