title: [Sugar and caries].
abstract: Without acids there is no caries. Acids develop through the metabolic action of the ever-present bacteria in the oral cavity, for which action low-molecular carbohydrates are necessary. The organism is able to keep the enamel surface in a healthy balance, if there is sufficient time for remineralization, and if the saliva reaches the enamel surface. But there is a clear connection between sugar and caries. Even if 99% of the sugar contained in food goes directly to the gastro-intestinal-tract, and even if only 1% remains orally for acid development in plaque and for storage as an extra- and intracellular polysaccharide, this share could still lead to caries.
authors.affiliation: Poliklinik der Zahnerhaltung und Parodontologie der Universität Mainz.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Ketterl
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000378:metabolism*; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000209:etiology*; D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D009055:Mouth / Q000382:microbiology*; D012463:Saliva / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates
vernacular_title: Zucker und Karies.