The Role of Dietary Sugars in Dental Caries - ORAL10003 Report

This report explores the significant impact of dietary sugars on dental caries, a multifactorial disease affecting oral health. The report highlights the crucial role of dietary sugars in plaque formation, which attracts bacteria like Lactobacillus and Streptococcus mutans that produce acids, leading to enamel corrosion. It discusses the classification of dental caries, the involvement of factors such as oral hygiene, and the progression of lesions. The research is a cohort study, with a focus on preventive measures. The report references key studies that support the link between sugar intake and dental caries, emphasizing the need for understanding the disease's complex etiology and potential interventions to mitigate its effects. The report also mentions the importance of the bacteria, Lactobacillus and Streptococcus mutans, in acid production and the subsequent corrosion of the enamel and dentine.

The Role of Dietary Sugars in Dental Carries
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Carries
The type of diet consumed by an individual determine dental health.
diets with a lot of sugars lead to dental caries.
 fructose intolerance lead increases the susceptibility to the dental
caries because (Gupta et al, 2013).
There are two type of dental carries observed in people.
 dental caries are classifies based on the formation of cavities on the
tooth structure.

Cont.
Dietary sugar are the main factors that contribute to the formation of
plaques on the surfaces of teeth.
The plaques attract bacteria that ferment sugars to produce
acidsstages (Grütter & Vailati, 2013).
The acids produced by the bacteria corrode the structure of the
enamel.
The lesions on the canines and incisors does not have cavities
because there is no deposition of acids on the enamel of the teeth.

Cont.
There may be an extensive cavitation that extents to the dentine,
therefore, causing severe destruction of the soft tissues.
Dental carries is a multifactorial disease because it involves a large
number of components (Sheiham & James, 2015).
Bacteria like Lactobacillus and streptococcus mutans act on the
dietary sugars that remained on the surface of the teeth to produce
acids.
The study results are valid because lactobacillus are acid-producing
bacteria, therefore, linking them to tooth decay validates the results.

Cont.
The acids produced by the bacteria corrode the structure of the
enamel.
The plague established on the tooth surface consists of
microorganisms and particles that may deposit due to poor oral
hygiene(Kanski & Bowling, 2011).
The lesions may spread to the roots of the teeth as observed on
radiological analysis. Half of the dentine is affected after an extensive
formation of the lesions.

Cont.
• Extensive corrosion lead to damage of the internal soft tissue.
• Evaluation of literature provides pivotal information in the analysis of
the plaques formed on the human teeth.
• The research is a cohort study because the design used involves active
observation of the nature of dental caries and effect in teeth.
• Research question for this study focuses on the preventive measures
against dental caries

References
Gupta, P., Gupta, N., Pawar, A. P., Birajdar, S. S., Natt, A. S., & Singh, H. P. (2013). Role of sugar and sugar substitutes in
dental caries: a review. ISRN dentistry
Grütter, L., & Vailati, F. (2013). Full-mouth adhesive rehabilitation in case of severe dental erosion, a minimally
invasive approach following the 3-step technique. Eur J Esthet Dent, 8(3), 358-75.
Sheiham, A., & James, W. P. T. (2015). Diet and dental caries: the pivotal role of free sugars reemphasized. Journal of
dental research, 94(10), 1341-1347.
Kanski, J. J., & Bowling, B. (2011). Clinical ophthalmology: a systematic approach. Elsevier Health Sciences.