title: Predisposition to caries in hamsters following the Erosire effect of a commercial citrus beverage administered with and without supplemental fluoride.
abstract: A study was undertaken to investigate the effect of a citrus beverage on tooth erosion and predisposition to caries in hamster molars, and to determine if a supplement of 1.9 ppm fluoride to the beverage influences these systems. Results suggest that enamel erosion is a predisposing factor. The addition of physiological fluoride protects the enamel from erosion and caries.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001628:Beverages; D006224:Cricetinae; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000209:etiology*; D003733:Dental Caries Susceptibility; D003743:Dental Enamel / Q000378:metabolism; D004037:Diet, Cariogenic; D005460:Fluorides, Topical / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005638:Fruit; D014077:Tooth Erosion / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D005460:Fluorides, Topical