Nutrition And Diet

Question 1

T/F: Malnutrition in children has been shown to increase caries rates.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

T/F: There is evidence that poor nutrition in post-developmental period has a negative affect on caries.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

What type of carries has become a thing of industrialized societies?

Answer 3

Smooth surface

Question 4

Does increasing sugar intake in industrialized nations seem to increase caries?

Answer 4

No

Baseline is already too high and increasing it more doesn’t seem to have an effect

Question 5

How many added teaspoons of sugar per day does each American consume?

Answer 5

32 teaspoons

WHO recommends 12 teaspoons

Question 6

T/F: Sticky sugars have a stronger cariogenic effect than other sweets.

Answer 6

True

Vipeholm study

Question 7

T/F: Fructose has higher caries causing potential than sucrose.

Answer 7

FALSE

Sucrose is higher

Question 8

Why is sucrose more important for smooth surface caries?

Answer 8

Good for biofilm formation

Question 9

What happens after sugar intake of patients with chronic sugar consumption?

Answer 9

Takes much longer for pH to come back up

Question 10

Do sugar alcohols promote tooth decay?

Answer 10

No

Question 11

Which sugar alcohol is the most effective decay preventing sweetener?

Answer 11

Xylitol