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An attempt to motivate improved sugar discipline in a 12‐year‐old high caries‐risk group
Author(s) -
Wikner Sune
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
community dentistry and oral epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.061
H-Index - 101
eISSN - 1600-0528
pISSN - 0301-5661
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0528.1986.tb01483.x
Subject(s) - medicine , saliva , sugar consumption , dentistry , lactobacillus , sugar , environmental health , food science , chemistry , fermentation
Twelve‐yr‐old high caries‐risk children were identified by a low buffer capacity and high lactobacillus counts in stimulated saliva. A defined and standardized counselling technic was used, by which the children were recommended to reduce their sugar consumption. Seven weeks later the lactobacillus count in saliva was reduced to an acceptable level in 79%. The caries increment decreased by 66% over 1 yr.