Journal of the Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry
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J Indian Soc Pedod Prev Dent · Jan 2016
Randomized Controlled TrialpH modulation and salivary sugar clearance of different chocolates in children: A randomized clinical trial.
Sugars that occur naturally in foods and those added in processed foods may act as the source for fermentable carbohydrates and may initiate caries process. Among all the foods consumed by children, chocolates form an important constituent. A wide variety of chocolates are available in the Indian market and very few studies have compared their acidogenicity and salivary sugar clearance. ⋯ Dark chocolate had a high fall in pH and milk chocolate had low salivary sugar clearance which signifies that unfilled chocolates are more cariogenic than other chocolates. Even though mango-flavored candy had maximum fall in plaque pH, its salivary sugar clearance was high.