Open AccessComparison of the Source of Introduction to Cariogenic Food Substance and Caries Prevalence in Children
Author(s) -
Ravindran Ottilingam Somasundaram
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2014/8967.5216
Subject(s) - unhealthy food , medicine , environmental health , oral health , advertising , dentistry , psychology , business , obesity
Dental caries being a multi-factorial disease depends on lot of factors. Since awareness and exposure seems to have increased, in the present scenario it is difficult to assume that one particular source would increase the occurrence of dental caries. Children are exposed to different media sources and spend most of their free time watching them. They are attracted by messages of advertisers' and susceptible to stylish advertisements of foods often harmful to oral and general health.