Rugg-Gunn A J
Dental School, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
J Int Assoc Dent Child. 1990 Jul;20(1):3-7.
Diet can affect teeth both during their formation (pre-eruptively) and locally in the mouth (post-eruptively). Several dietary factors have been considered to act pre-eruptively, affecting the caries-susceptibility of the forming tooth, but only fluoride has been shown to have any distinct effect. The post-eruptive influence of diet is very much more important than any pre-eruptive effect, and sugar is by far the most cariogenic dietary item. The aim should be to reduce the frequency of consumption and the amount of sugar consumed. Important sources of added sugars are confectionery, table sugar and soft drinks. Starchy foods and fresh fruit as eaten by man cause little caries. Non-sugar sweeteners are non-cariogenic and useful substitutes for sugars in many foods and drinks.
饮食在牙齿形成期间（萌出前）和口腔局部（萌出后）都会对牙齿产生影响。有几种饮食因素被认为在萌出前起作用，影响正在形成的牙齿的龋齿易感性，但只有氟已被证明有任何明显影响。饮食在牙齿萌出后的影响远比任何萌出前的影响重要得多，而糖是迄今为止最易致龋的饮食成分。目标应该是减少食用频率和糖的摄入量。添加糖的重要来源是糖果、食糖和软饮料。人类食用的淀粉类食物和新鲜水果很少导致龋齿。非糖甜味剂不致龋，是许多食品和饮料中糖的有用替代品。
