L5 Nutrition

Question 1

Most important variable in caries process

Answer 1

products frombacteria substrate interactions

Question 2

Malnutrition and caries

Answer 2

Only plays a role in developmental malnutrition

Question 3

Industrialized vs non-industrialized caries

Answer 3

Industrialized: smooth surface caries
Non: root surfaces and fissures

Question 4

Sugar consumption and caries

Industrialized vs non

Answer 4

Industrialized: High baseline but no increase with increased sugar
Non: Increased caries with increased sugar

Question 5

WHO sugar guidelines

Answer 5

12 teaspoons/day or 10 percent of total calories or 50g

Question 6

Americans consume an average of ___ tsp of sugar per day

Answer 6

32

Question 7

Conclusions from Vipeholm study on contributions to caries

Answer 7

Amount of sugar
Between meals
Sticky form

Question 8

What happens when sucrose is replaced with fructose

Answer 8

Lower white spot incremements

Question 9

Aspartame and Saccharine

Answer 9

Aspartame is equal

Saccharine is sweet n low