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Comparison of Salivary pH After Consuming Milk of Origin Vegetable vs Cow's Milk in Children

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
pH
Interventions
Dietary Supplement: Comparison of salivary pH after consuming milk of origin vegetable vs cow's milk
Registration Number
NCT04717778
Lead Sponsor
Universidad Tecnologica de Mexico
Brief Summary

The study was carried out in 21 first grade primary school children, 100% aged 6 years, 52.4% were female. They were given 5 types of milk, each one was measured on different days (Monday cow's milk, Tuesday coconut milk, Wednesday almond milk, Thursday soy milk, Friday rice milk)

Detailed Description

* The study was carried out in 21 first grade primary school children, 100% aged 6 years, 52.4% were female.

* The group was given a brushing technique using a model and 2 videos were shown to reinforce the brushing technique and explanation of what was going to be done in the study.

* Supervised tooth brushing was performed in a group of 5 people.

* They were given 5 types of milk, each one was measured on different days (Monday cow's milk, Tuesday coconut milk, Wednesday almond milk, Thursday soy milk, Friday rice milk).

* Each child was given 7 plastic cups each day and asked to pour their saliva into the cup when instructed.

* The samples were taken with pH indicator strips and the result was recorded in personalized tables.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
21
Inclusion Criteria
  • Boys and girls from 3 to 6 years

Exclusion Criteria

  • Boys and girls with allergies
  • Children with lactose intolerance

Elimination criteria:

  • Boys and girls who do not want to participate at the time of the study
Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
pH milkComparison of salivary pH after consuming milk of origin vegetable vs cow's milkGroup of children who were given the different types of milk and only the pH was measured
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Sociodemographic results1 hour the sociodemographic data of all the children were taken.

The study was carried out in 21 first grade primary school children, 100% aged 6 years, 52.4% were female.

pH resultsThe average time of pH evaluation for each milk per child was an hour and a half.

30 minutes after tooth brushing, each child was asked for the first saliva sample (basal pH measurement).

After taking the basal pH, each child was given a glass with 50 ml of the milk to be measured.

Saliva samples were measured with pH indicator strips and the result was recorded on custom charts.

The pH was taken at 5, 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50 minutes.

The normality distribution test (Shapiro-Wilk) was applied to the quantitative variables, with p = 0.0001, so that the data present a non-parametric or free distribution.

To assess whether there were differences between the pH of the groups, the Kuskal-Wallis test was applied. For basal pH, p = 0.0001, therefore the null hypothesis is rejected and we conclude that the basal pH level is different in the five milks. Average basal pH:

Rice milk 7 Cow milk 6.9 Almond milk 6.6 Soy milk 6.4 Coconut milk 6

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

UNITEC

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Mexico City, Mexico

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