Enamel demineralization tests with some standard foods and candies.
To indicate the cariogenic potential of some standard foods and confections, their ability to demineralize powdered enamel or enamel sections was tested by incubation with mouth organisms in saliva or plaque. With a few exceptions, the amounts of demineralization produced by the tested substrates in either a closed or flowing system fell within relatively narrow ranges.
D002182:Candy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002326:Cariogenic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000209:etiology*; D003743:Dental Enamel / Q000473:pathology*; D005502:Food; D006801:Humans; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D012107:Research Design
D002326:Cariogenic Agents