title: Is there a long-term caries-preventive effect of sugar restrictions during World War II?
abstract: Wartime decrease in caries prevalence among children explained by restrictions in sugar availability and consumption is widely documented. The aim of the present investigation was to study possible long-term effects of this regimen on dental caries. Norwegian age cohorts who were 7 years old during World War II were reexamined in 1983. On the basis of DMF recordings of their first permanent molars, a long-lasting beneficial effect of the wartime caries decrease could not be demonstrated.
authors.affiliation: Department of Operative Dentistry, Dental Faculty, University of Oslo, Norway.
authors.forename: H M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Eriksen
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Grytten
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Holst
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015331:Cohort Studies; D004245:DMF Index; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008963:Molar; D015995:Prevalence; D013395:Sucrose / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D013548:Sweden / Q000453:epidemiology; D013997:Time Factors; D016388:Tooth Loss / Q000453:epidemiology; D014857:Warfare
chemical_list: D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates; D013395:Sucrose