Role of Diet in Dental Caries

- Authors: Satyawan Damle1, Prachi Goyal2, Dhanashree Sakhare3
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View Affiliations Hide AffiliationsAffiliations: 1 Nair Hospital Dental College, Mumbai, and Former Vice Chancellor M. University Mullana Ambala, Haryana, India 2 Maharishi Markandeshwar College of Dental Sciences and Research, Ambala, India 3 Founder Lavanika Dental Academy, Melbourne, Australia
- Source: Illustrated Pediatric Dentistry - Part 1 , pp 133-164
- Publication Date: October 2022
- Language: English
The importance of sugars as a cause of dental caries is underemphasized and not prominent in preventive strategies. Quantitative analysis shows a log-linear doseresponse relationship between sucrose or its monosaccharide intakes and the progressive lifelong development of caries. This results in a substantial dental health burden throughout life. Processed starches have cariogenic potential when accompanying sucrose. Dental diseases impair quality of life and hurt self-esteem, eating ability and health, causing pain, anxiety, and impaired social functioning. So, it was also thought that diet could be controlled or modified, to exert an anti-caries effect. Several experiments, studies and research have been carried out to assess the effect of diet on dental caries.
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