Open AccessEvaluation of acidity and total sugar content of children′s popular beverages and their effect on plaque pH
Author(s) -
Shaam Saeed,
Mohamed Altinawi
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of the indian society of pedodontics and preventive dentistry/journal of indian society of pedodontics and preventive dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.378
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1998-3905
pISSN - 0970-4388
DOI - 10.4103/0970-4388.73783
Subject(s) - titratable acid , sugar , orange juice , food science , chemistry , ph meter , sucrose , sorbitol , lactose , fruit juice , cola (plant) , orange (colour) , medicine , endocrinology
In the developing countries, dental caries has increased with the increased exposure to dietary sugars. There is no data on the cariogenicity and acidogenicity of popular beverages in the Syrian market.