title: "Cariogenic potential of homemade weaning diet v/s commercial formula feeds" an in-vitro study.
abstract: The universal phenomenon of introducing weaning diet to the growing child sets its onset by the age of 4-6 months. This preliminary diet of the child governs his or her dental health in the long run. The main objective of this study is to investigate the histopathological and clinical invasion of deciduous teeth exposed to both the homemade weaning diet and commercial formula feeds. The study also aims at motivating the consumption of the most appropriate diet for the weaning baby. Extracted deciduous teeth were incubated with the test solutions of homemade diet and commercial formula feeds for the period of 6 weeks. Fewer carious invasion both clinically and histopathologically were seen in homemade feeds. Thus, homemade diet can be a strong candidate for the status of 'THE IDEAL WEANING FOOD'.
authors.affiliation: Post Graduate Student Dept. of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Yenepoya Dental College, Kodial Bail, Mangalore.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bhat
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Madan
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002326:Cariogenic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D003773:Dental Plaque / Q000150:complications; D004037:Diet, Cariogenic; D019422:Dietary Sucrose / Q000009:adverse effects; D005511:Food Handling; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007225:Infant Food / Q000009:adverse effects; D008892:Milk; D012275:Oryza; D014089:Tooth Remineralization; D014094:Tooth, Deciduous / Q000473:pathology; D014886:Weaning
chemical_list: D002326:Cariogenic Agents; D019422:Dietary Sucrose