title: Ice cream: potential dental hazard?
abstract: Ice cream, when eaten frequently between meals, is a potential dental hazard. A significant accomplishment in dental prevention would be the decreased use of ice cream as a between meal snack and its increased use. if so desired, as a mealtime dessert. It is the frequent exposure of children to sticky, high-sugar material between meals that is primarily responsible for the deplorable state of dental health in the United States.
mesh_terms: D003731:Dental Caries / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007054:Ice Cream / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000032:analysis; D007785:Lactose / Q000032:analysis; D013395:Sucrose / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D013395:Sucrose; D007785:Lactose