title: [Sugar substitutes--their significance in preventing dental caries].
abstract: Sugar is the most prominent antagonist of teeth. In the Federal Republic of Germany, approx. 2 million tons of sugar were sold for human nutrition in 1986/87. The per capita consumption was 34.8 kg. The significance of sugar substitutes can be derived from the possibility to make some particularly caries-causing confectionery types tolerable for the teeth: On the one hand, they will thus lose their caries triggering property; on the other hand, they contribute to the remineralization of carious initial lesions by stimulating the saliva. Teeth-tolerable confectionery can be specially marked. Measures and media for familiarising the public with this special "brand" are shown.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Römer
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006267:Health Education, Dental / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D012307:Risk Factors; D013549:Sweetening Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*
chemical_list: D013549:Sweetening Agents
vernacular_title: Zuckerersatzstoffe--ihre Bedeutung in der Kariesbekämpfung.