A new understanding of the relationship between sugars, dental caries and fluoride use: Implications for limits on sugars consumption

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 2176-2184

  Sheiham, Aubrey ^a   James, W Philip T ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c WORLD OBESITY FEDERATION   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Caries; Dose response; Guidelines; Sugar

Indexed keywords

ANTICARIES AGENT; FLUORIDE; SUGAR INTAKE;

ADMINISTRATION AND DOSAGE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; AGE; AGED; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL PROCEDURE; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SUGAR INTAKE; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; DIETARY SUCROSE; FLUORIDES; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION POLICY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUALITY OF LIFE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84911384232     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S136898001400113X     Document Type: Article

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