The University of Toyama Regional Cooperation Promotion Organization Regional Medical and Health Support Division conducted a questionnaire survey in January 5, targeting all 1 children from grades 6 to 2,109 attending five elementary schools in Takaoka City.As a result, it was found that many children with long-term media use, lack of sleep, and without breakfast had tooth decay.
This questionnaire survey is an additional survey of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Super Food Education School project conducted in 2014 as a collaborative project with the Toyama Prefectural Board of Education, and the number of valid responses was 1,651.As a result of the questionnaire, 9.2% of the children with cavities (answered that they have cavities being treated or have not been treated). Looking at the media usage time per day, the percentage of cavities in children less than 1 hours is 2%, 8.6% in children 2-4 hours, and 9.8% in children over 4 hours. was there.
また、睡眠時間では、9時間以上睡眠をとる子どもの虫歯の割合は6.4％で、8～9時間睡眠では8.5％、8時間未満の睡眠では14.2％と、睡眠時間が短くなるほど虫歯のある子どもの割合は増加した。朝食の有無では、毎日朝食を食べる子どもの虫歯の割合が8.6%、時々食べる子どもは16.2％、ほとんど食べない子どもは27.3％と、朝食を欠食する子どもほど虫歯があることがわかった。
In recent years, the number of children with dental caries has been decreasing due to dental caries prevention activities such as application of fluorine from infancy, but from this survey, it was found that children with disturbed lifestyles still have many dental caries. It was found that establishing a lifestyle such as "sleeping well" as well as "brushing teeth" is important for preventing tooth decay.
Many studies on dental caries prevention so far have been conducted on dental and oral hygiene, but few studies have focused on children's lifestyles, so this survey is considered to be valuable data. , It is said that the survey results will be returned to society.
