The influence of frequently consumed beverages and snacks on dental erosion among preschool children in Saudi Arabia

Table 4 Drinking frequency and swallowing habits of children with and without erosion

Way of drinking	Total number of children	Children with Erosion		Children without Erosion		Chi-square test: P value
Way of drinking	Total number of children	Number	%	Number	%	Chi-square test: P value
Feeder cup	64	33	51	31	49	p < 0.10
Cup with straw	32	17	53	15	47	p < 0.36
Cup without straw	150	92	61	58	39	p < 0.80
All	151	100	66	51	34	p < 0.06
Way of swallowing
Directly swallow	251	140	56	111	44	p < 0.00
Hold then swallow	137	93	68	44	32	p < 0.02
Frequency of juice drink consumption
No consumption	156	70	45	86	55	p < 0.00
One per week consumption	166	109	65	57	35	p < 0.07
More than one (two to six per week) consumption	35	27	77	8	23	p < 0.03
Daily consumption	31	26	84	5	16	p < 0.005
Frequency of snack consumption
None, in between snack	41	17	41	24	59	p < 0.00
Consumption 1–3 times	331	207	62	124	38	p < 0.05
Consumption, more than 3 times	16	11	69	5	31	p < 0.46

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