Dietary Counselling in Caries Prevention

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  • Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Yenepoya Dental College Hospital, Nithyananda Nagar P.O., Deralakatte, Mangalore-575 018, Karnataka ,IN
  • Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Yenepoya Dental College Hospital, Nithyananda Nagar P.O., Deralakatte, Mangalore-575 018, Karnataka ,IN
  • Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Yenepoya Dental College Hospital, Nithyananda Nagar P.O., Deralakatte, Mangalore-575 018, Karnataka ,IN

Abstract

Dental caries is an infectious, microbiological disease that results in localized dissolution and destruction of the calcified tissues of the teeth. Dental caries is a multifactorial disease requiring the presence of a susceptible host, cariogenic microflora, and a diet conducive to enamel demineralization. It is a disease that dates back to antiquity and occurs in populations that have never used sugar or processed foods. Dental caries is considered a disease of modem civilization, since prehistoric man rarely suffered from this form of tooth destruction.

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2005-10-01

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Bhat, S. S., Sargod, S. S., & George, D. (2005). Dietary Counselling in Caries Prevention. The Indian Journal of Nutrition and Dietetics, 42(10), 475–485. Retrieved from https://informaticsjournals.co.in/index.php/ijnd/article/view/6377

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