Oral health knowledge and behaviours and barriers to dental attendance of school children and adolescents in the Caribbean island of Antigua

A frequency survey of sugary foods and d

A frequency survey of sugary foods and drinks consumption in school children and adolescents in a West Indian island – Antigua

✍ Dr. S. Vignarajah 📂 Article 📅 1997 🏛 FDI World Dental Federation 🌐 English ⚖ 433 KB

In 1991, the pattern of sugar consumption in samples of 172 12-year-old children and 231 15-19-year-old adolescents was studied. Twenty-four hour dietary records of five consecutive days were obtained from each subject. The frequency of total sugary food and drink episodes for children was 3.16 and