Campus, Guglielmo (2023). Chapter 5.3: Diet and Coronal Caries. In: Carvalho, Joana C (ed.) Coronal Caries: Evolving Evidence and Clinical Practice. Monographs in Oral Science: Vol. 31 (pp. 78-86). Basel: Karger 10.1159/000530565
Full text not available from this repository. (Request a copy)In this chapter, diet is revisited to shed light on its role in caries development and management in contemporary populations. Measures applied to promote a rational consumption of sugars and changes observed in sugars consumption are also addressed. A cariogenic diet provokes an imbalance in the oral microbiome, resulting in dysbiosis with predominance of acidogenic and aciduric bacteria in the dental biofilm. Both a cariogenic diet and a balanced diet modulate caries development and progression in contemporary populations. A cariogenic diet particularly impacts high-risk groups and should be avoided. A rational consumption of sugars presents a low risk for caries development in populations with regular oral hygiene practices and exposure to fluoride-containing toothpaste or combined exposure to fluoride-containing toothpaste and fluoridated water. Some initiatives have been developed to promote a rational consumption of sugars, but further efforts should be made in this respect. Although the consumption of sugars has remained high and stable, some countries observed a decrease in caries prevalence. A reduction in the daily consumption of sugars provides general and oral health benefits. Therefore, the intake of sugars should be as low as possible in the context of a nutritionally balanced diet.
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Book Section (Book Chapter) |
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Division/Institute: |
04 Faculty of Medicine > School of Dental Medicine > Department of Preventive, Restorative and Pediatric Dentistry |
UniBE Contributor: |
Campus, Guglielmo Giuseppe |
Subjects: |
600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health |
ISSN: |
1662-3843 |
ISBN: |
978-3-318-07166-5 |
Series: |
Monographs in Oral Science |
Publisher: |
Karger |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Pubmed Import |
Date Deposited: |
27 Jun 2023 15:43 |
Last Modified: |
27 Jun 2023 15:50 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1159/000530565 |
PubMed ID: |
37364558 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/184164 |
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