Al-Dajani Mahmoud, Limeback Hardy
Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
J Mich Dent Assoc. 2013 May;95(5):34-8.
The key environmental factor involved in caries incidence is fermentable carbohydrates. Because of the high costs of caries treatment, researchers continue to explore dietary control as a promising preventive method. While dietary change has been demonstrated to reduce Streptococcus mutans, a preventive role is expected for "functional foods" and dietary habit alterations. The authors consider how recent advances in the understanding of caries pathology can reveal dietary control as a valuable method in promoting a healthy dentition.
龋齿发病率所涉及的关键环境因素是可发酵碳水化合物。由于龋齿治疗成本高昂，研究人员继续探索饮食控制作为一种有前景的预防方法。虽然饮食改变已被证明可减少变形链球菌，但人们期望“功能性食品”和饮食习惯改变能起到预防作用。作者思考了龋齿病理学理解方面的最新进展如何能揭示饮食控制作为促进牙齿健康的一种有价值方法。
