Comparison of Dietary Habits and Dental Health of Subjects with Hereditary Fructose Intolerance and Control Subjects

Newbrun, Ernest; Hoover, Charles I.; Mettraux, G; Graf, H.

doi:10.14219/jada.archive.1980.0383

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“…This was then confirmed in another study of sweet biscuit factory workers in Finland 73 . Low dental caries experience has been reported in groups of people who have a habitually low consumption of dietary sugars, for example, children of dentists 74 , children in institutions with strict dietary regimens 75,76 and children with hereditary fructose intolerance (HFI) 77 . Despite reports by parent dentists of restricted intake of sugars by their children, the low dental caries experience of these children cannot be assumed to be due to low sugars intake as other preventive care is likely to be greater in these children.…”

Section: Dental Caries Patterns Following Changes In Availability Of mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…People with HFI, therefore, have a low intake of sugars but, as glucose is tolerated do not have a restriction on intake of starch. Studies have shown that subjects with HFI have a low intake of sugars and a higher than average intake of starch yet a low caries experience 77 .…”

Section: Dental Caries Patterns Following Changes In Availability Of mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In the Turku study 26 intake of starch was not limited and all groups ate unlimited starch yet low caries occurred in the xylitol (sugar free) group. Children with HFI have been shown to have low levels of caries, they cannot consume sucrose or fructose but can consume unlimited amounts of starch 77 . In a longitudinal study of diet and dental caries in 11 -12-year-old English children, Rugg-Gunn et al found no correlation between intake of starch and caries increment when controlling for sugars intake.…”

Section: Starches and Dental Cariesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Diet, nutrition and the prevention of dental diseases

Moynihan

Petersen

2004

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Section: Dental Caries Patterns Following Changes In Availability Of mentioning

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Petersen

2004

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“…Although many classic studies have already demonstrated the association between sugar consumption and caries (Turku Sugar Study, 24 Hopewood House Study, 25 Hereditary Fructose Intolerance 26 and Experimental Caries in Man 27 ), the Vipeholm Study definitively established that the more frequently sugar is consumed, the greater the caries risk. 9 For some decades, a linear relationship between sugar consumption and caries experience has been observed, 28 and restricting sugar intake has played an important role in caries prevention.…”

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Health promotion and dental caries

Maltz¹,

Jardim²,

Alves³

2010

Braz. oral res.

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The central idea of the Brazilian health system is to prevent the establishment of disease or detect it as early as possible. Prevention and treatment of dental caries are related to behavioral factors, including dietary and oral hygiene habits, which are related to many chronic diseases. Dental health promotion therefore should be fully integrated into broadly based health-promoting strategies and actions such as food and health policies, and general hygiene (including oral hygiene), among others. For decades, a linear relationship between sugar consumption and caries has been observed. Recent data has indicated that this relationship is not as strong as it used to be before the widespread use of fluoride. However, diet is still a key factor acting in the carious process. Oral hygiene is a major aspect when it comes to caries, since dental biofilm is its etiological factor. Oral hygiene procedures are effective in controlling dental caries, especially if plaque removal is performed adequately and associated with fluoride. An alternative to a more efficient biofilm control in occlusal areas is the use of dental sealants, which are only indicated for caries-active individuals. If a cavity is formed as a consequence of the metabolic activity of the biofilm, a restorative material or a sealant can be placed to block access of the biofilm to the oral environment in order to prevent caries progress. The prevention of dental caries based on common risk-factor strategies (diet and hygiene) should be supplemented by more disease-specific policies such as rational use of fluoride, and evidence-based dental health care.

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“…People with hereditary fructose intolerance, who habitually consume a diet low in sugars but high in starch, have a low caries experience (Newbrun et al 1980;Newbrun, 1989), indicating that starch is not particularly caries promoting. Similar findings (van Houte & Duchin, 1975) have been reported for children deficient in sucrase (EC 3.2.1.48) and isomaltase (EC 3.2.1.10).…”

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confidence: 99%