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- Title
Taste test: A novel dimension to understating early childhood caries.
- Authors
Kulshrestha, Anika
- Abstract
Introduction: Early childhood caries (ECC) has a prevalence of 46.9% in India and a complex multifactorial etiology primarily governed by individual food preferences, oral hygiene practices, and salivary constituents. Food preferences are genetically predetermined by the TAS2R38 gene, mediating insensitivity to bitter taste like that of phenylthiouracil (PTC). Based on this, people can be classified as tasters and nontasters, respectively. A majority of non-tasters are sweet likers and prefer foods having a strong flavor. This preference makes nontasters more susceptible to dental caries. In addition to consumption behaviors, saliva also plays a major role in the inherent protective mechanisms that can be quantified by measuring the salivary flow rate, buffering capacity, and pH. The aim of this study to establish the correlation of various salivary factors with the PTC test taste sensitivity and its comparison in children with ECC and without ECC. Methodology: • Two groups with 43 children in each group with and without ECC • Saliva was collected for the estimation of pH, buffering capacity, and flow rate • PTC taste perception test was carried out with a thorough history to derive food preferences • DMFT was recorded. • A comparative analysis was carried out to find an association between the genetic taste sensitivity and the salivary parameters in children with and without ECC. Results and Conclusion: Results are pending.
- Subjects
INDIA; TASTE testing of food; DENTAL caries; BITTERNESS (Taste); SWEETNESS (Taste); FOOD preferences; TASTE perception; PERCEPTION testing
- Publication
Journal of the Indian Society of Pedodontics & Preventive Dentistry, 2024, Vol 42, pS66
- ISSN
0970-4388
- Publication type
Abstract
- DOI
10.4103/jisppd.jisppd_59_24