#5 Caries and Diet

Question 1

What are the effects of Nutrition on caries?

Answer 1

Malnutrition seems to be associated with caries (British and Peruvian) also seems to have poor of an impact if nutrition was poor as an infant or child.

• Caries rate is not strongly correlated with nutritional status
• The biggest challenge to the teeth is from he bacteria-subatrate interactions.

Question 2

Smooth surface caries are primarily a disease of _______.

Answer 2

Industrialized countries (due to refined sugar) 
* in pre-industrialized countries, root caries and fissure caries are most common.

Question 3

What are the new guidelines for sugar intake?

Answer 3

no more than 10% of total calories or roughly 50 grams (12 teaspoons per day)

Question 4

What variables regarding sugar affect caries risk?

Answer 4

• amount of sugar
• Between meals sugar
• Sticky form

Question 5

T or F, eliminating sugar form the diet will be more effective at reducing caries than fluoride treatment.

Answer 5

True

Question 6

Higher threshold for sweetness correlates with ________.

Answer 6

Higher caries due to increased sugar intake.

Question 7

Sensitivity to sweetness is correlated with ______.

Answer 7

Lower caries rates

Question 8

What is the leading source of added sugars in the daily diet of Americans?

Answer 8

Soft drinks

Question 9

Americans eat _____ pounds of sugar per year.

Answer 9

140 pounds per individual

Question 10

What is the Guideline for children juice intake?

Answer 10

4-6oz a day

*consume 2 or more servings of dairy foods