Oral Health-related Patterns of Food Selectivity in Dental Populations

Oral Quality of Life and Food Intake Survey

The present study was undertaken in order to describe the clinical profiles of food selective behavior in 35-65 years dental and non-dental populations.

The study population included 125 participants, recruited within the general population and in a dental clinic: -Non-dental group included 62 non-seeking dental treatment subjects, aged 30-65 years, previously recruited during the OralPom survey. -Dental group included 63 patients recruited from September 2019 to December 2020 among patients seeking/pending dental treatment within the university dental clinic of the Rothschild hospital (AP-HP Sorbonne University, Paris, France).

Both groups took part in an individual session with a dental practitioner during which food selectivity, medical history, and oral health status were assessed.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Non-dental group : non-seeking dental treatment subjects, aged 30-65 years.
• Dental group: patients seeking/pending dental treatment within the university dental clinic of the Rothschild hospital (AP-HP Sorbonne University, Paris, France), aged between 35 and 65 years, literate French speakers, willing and able to complete the survey in a single setting.

Exclusion Criteria:

• For non dental group :Declared painful conditions including temporo-mandibular disorder, cephalalgia, oral or dental pain, diagnosis of acute orofacial disease (i.e. rhinitis) or sensory trouble (i.e. anosmia, dysgeusia) neither at the time of the experiment nor in the recent past, pregnancy, head and neck irradiation, eating disorders, enteral or parenteral feeding, and cognitive impairment or impaired communication.
• Patients suffering from cognitive impairment or impaired communication are excluded.