date:Aug 01, 2013
, followed by drinking fruit juice is thus a highly cavity-causing combination, Wu said.
Diet plays an important role in oral health, Wu said. Studies of food intake and cavities have focused mainly on the sugar, or carbohydrate, content. Fewer studies have looked at how combinations of food, and the order in which they are eaten, may help fight cavities.
Results from a previous study suggested that the last food item consumed exerts the greatest influence on subsequent plaque pH, she said. Fo