Siyah çay tüketim sýklýðýnýn aðýz ve diþ saðlýðýna etkisi

GÝRÝÞ ve AMAÇ: Literatürde çay bitkisinin içeriðindeki flavanoller ve kateþinlerin diþ çürüðü, diþ eti iltihabý, periodontitis, aðýz kokusu ve aðýz malignitesi gibi aðýz hastalýklarýndan koruma veya gerilemeye yardýmcý olduðunu bildiren çalýþmalar mevcuttur. Bu çalýþmanýn amacý Türkiye’de çay üretiminin en fazla olduðu Rize ilindeki çay tüketim sýklýðýný ve yetiþkinlerde çay içme alýþkanlýðýnýn aðýz saðlýðý üzerindeki etkilerini araþtýrmaktýr.
YÖNTEM ve GEREÇLER: Çalýþmaya 18-62 yaþ aralýðýndaki bireyler katýldý. Plak indeksi; Silness ve Löe’nün kullandýðý kriterlere göre hesaplandý. Çürük risk faktörlerinin etkisini deðerlendirmek için her hastaya, genel saðlýk, aðýz bakým alýþkanlýðý, diþ hekimine gitme sýklýðý ve diyet ile ilgili sorularý içeren anket uygulandý. Klinik ve radyolojik muayenede çürük (D), çürük nedeniyle çekilmiþ (M) ve dolgulu (F) diþlerin sayýsý toplanarak her bireye özgü DMFT deðerleri elde edildi. Ýstatistiksel anlamlýlýk deðeri p <0,05 olarak belirlendi.
BULGULAR: Çalýþmaya katýlan 220 bireyden yaklaþýk %32’si genç eriþkin (15-24 yaþ), %52’si orta yaþ eriþkin (25-44 yaþ), %16’sý ise ileri yaþ eriþkin (45-64 yaþ) grubunda yer aldý. Bireylerin %69.1’inin (n=152) kadýn, %30,9’unun (n=68) erkeklerden oluþtuðu saptandý. Hiç çay içmeyen grupta, vücut kitle endeksinin istatistiksel olarak anlamlý düzeyde daha yüksek olduðu saptandý. Kahve içme alýþkanlýðý az olan bireylerin siyah çay tüketim sýklýðýnýn istatistiksel olarak az olduðu belirlendi. Siyah çay tüketiminin, vücut kitle indeksi ve sigara ile anlamlý derecede pozitif iliþki, plak indeksi ve DMFT ile anlamlý derecede negatif iliþki gösterdiði saptandý.
TARTIÞMA ve SONUÇ: Yaptýðýmýz çalýþmada siyah çay tüketiminin geçmiþ çürük deneyimi, plak indeksi, vücut kitle indeksi ve sigara ile iliþkisi saptanmýþ, siyah çayýn içeriðindeki antioksidan ve antibakteriyel bileþikleri sayesinde aðýz-diþ saðlýðýna koruyucu etkisi olabileceði vurgulanmýþtýr.

The effect of black tea consumption on oral health

INTRODUCTION: There are reports in the literature that flavanols and catechins in the tea plant help prevent oral diseases such as dental caries, gingival inflammation, periodontitis, halitosis and mouth malignancy. The aim of this study is to examine tea frequency of Rize that is highest tea production in Turkey and effects of tea consumption on the oral health in adults.
METHODS: Individuals aged 18-62 years participated in the study. The plaque index was evaluated using Silness and Löe’s scale.A questionnaire including systemic health, oral health habits, dental visit and diet was administered to assess the effect of caries risk factors. On clinical and radiological examination, the number of caries(D), missing(M), and filled(F) teeth were collected and individual DMFT values were obtained. Statistically significant difference was defined as a p value of <0.05.
RESULTS: Approximately 32% of the 220 individuals participating in the study were young adults (15-24 years), 52% middle age adults (25-44 years), and 16% older adults (45-64 years. Individuals of 69.1% (n = 152) were females and 30.9% (n = 68) were males. Body mass index was found to be statistically significantly higher in the group with no drinking tea. The incidence of black tea consumption was found to be statistically low among individuals who had low frequency of drinking coffee. Black tea consumption showed a positive relationship with body mass index,and smoking and, a hegative relationship with plaque index and DMFT.
DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: In our study, it was emphasized that black tea consumption was related to past caries experience, plaque index, body mass index and smoking, and it could be a protective effect on oral and dental health by antioxidant and antibacterial compounds in black tea content.