title: Food and oral health: 1. Dental caries.
abstract: Dental schools tend to teach only the rudiments of this subject and this does not provide a good basis for dentists to advise patients and combat the misinformation surrounding the topic. The first article in the two-part series examines nutrition as it applies to dental caries, while part two will discuss some of the general principles of nutrition in relation to oral health, periodontal disease and the oral mucosa.
authors.affiliation: Royal College of Surgeons, UK.
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Speirs
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Beeley
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000209:etiology*; D003744:Dental Enamel Hypoplasia / Q000209:etiology; D004037:Diet, Cariogenic; D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D013395:Sucrose / Q000009:adverse effects; D014131:Trace Elements / Q000172:deficiency; D006113:United Kingdom; D014802:Vitamin A Deficiency / Q000150:complications
chemical_list: D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates; D014131:Trace Elements; D013395:Sucrose