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Diet patterns and caries

D A Geddes1

  • 1Department of Oral Sciences, University of Glasgow, UK.

Advances in Dental Research
|July 1, 1994
PubMed
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Dietary choices significantly impact dental plaque pH. Consuming carbohydrate-rich foods lowers pH, but other foods can mitigate or enhance this effect, influencing tooth decay risk.

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Area of Science:

  • Dental Science
  • Nutrition Science
  • Microbiology

Background:

  • Dietary habits are crucial for oral health.
  • The impact of food intake patterns on dental plaque environment is not fully understood.
  • Understanding cariogenicity requires examining intra-oral biological events during eating.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review evidence on how food and drink choices, combinations, and sequences affect human dental plaque pH.
  • To investigate the biological events associated with cariogenicity during different eating patterns.
  • To discuss findings in the context of the carious process dynamics.

Main Methods:

  • Review of three studies examining intra-oral biological events during various eating patterns.
  • In vivo measurement of dental plaque pH.

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  • Analysis of the effects of carbohydrate-containing foods and other food items on plaque pH.

    • Main Results:

    • Rapid acid production and plaque pH drop occur when consuming fermentable carbohydrates (e.g., sucrose, glucose, fructose).
    • Non-sugary foods can raise plaque pH by stimulating saliva.
    • Consuming sugary items sequentially enhances demineralization potential, while foods releasing calcium or fluoride may enhance remineralization.

    Conclusions:

    • Food intake patterns, including the sequence and combination of foods, significantly influence dental plaque pH and cariogenic potential.
    • Salivary stimulation and the release of minerals like calcium and fluoride play roles in modulating the oral environment.
    • Individual consumption speed may also impact the cariogenic potential of the oral environment.