A new understanding of the relationship between sugars, dental caries and fluoride use: implications for limits on sugars consumption

Moynihan (2016) emphasizes the prevalence of dental caries in the world (affecting ≤80% of the world’s population) and highlights that almost a quarter of adults in the U.S. have untreated caries (tooth decay). It is important to note that dietary free sugars is the most prominent risk factor for dental caries, which is why the […]

The purpose of this 2020 study was to determine the relationship between patterns in unhealthy beverage intake, dental caries, and tooth erosion in adolescents. Hasheminejad et al. recruited 600 adolescents from the city of Kerman, in the southeast of Iran. The dental health of each participant was assessed based on the Decayed, Missed and Filled […]