Borges Yáñez S A
Facultad de Odontologia, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
Pract Odontol. 1991 Aug;12(8):59-60, 62, 64-5.
The prevention of dental caries is not only limited to the use of fluorides or sealants which, in combination with health education programmes and an appropriate oral hygiene, decrease the prevalence of the disease. The partial substitution of sucrose with nonfermentable sweeteners in the diet have shown to have a caries-inhibitory effect. A literature review regarding sugar substitutes is presented. The objective is to identify and describe the different kinds of sweeteners, with special emphasis in sugar alcohols like xylitol and sorbitol, which have shown to have such caries inhibitory-effect.
预防龋齿不仅限于使用氟化物或窝沟封闭剂,这些措施与健康教育计划以及适当的口腔卫生相结合,可降低该疾病的患病率。饮食中用非发酵性甜味剂部分替代蔗糖已显示出具有防龋作用。本文对糖替代品进行了文献综述。目的是识别和描述不同种类的甜味剂,特别强调木糖醇和山梨醇等糖醇类,它们已显示出具有这种防龋作用。