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Association of diet with dental caries in preschool children.

Tinanoff N

Department of Health Promotion and Policy, Dental School, University of Maryland, 666 West Baltimore Street, Room 3 E 10, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA. Ntinanoff@umaryland.edu

This article updates the evidence linking dietary factors to dental caries in preschool children and recommends dietary approaches to reduce caries risk. Along with nutritional factors, a comprehensive approach to preventing dental caries in preschool children must include good oral hygiene, appropriate use of fluorides, and access to preventive and restorative dental care.

Published 9 September 2005 in Dent Clin North Am, 49(4): 725-37, v.
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