Dental caries and sucrose intake in five South African preschool groups

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Dental caries, debris (DI-S) and sugar intake were determined for 766 rural Black, urban Black, colored, Indian and White children, using standardized techniques. In general sucrose intake, both quantity and frequency was low in rural Black children yet these children had relatively few caries-free individuals and higher than expected mean dmft [decayed missing filled total] scores. Comparison with earlier studies in the same localities has shown a worsening of dental caries in all groups except the White, in which the situation has improved. Sucrose consumption declined in rural Black, and White groups, remained steady in urban black children and increased in colored and Indian groups.

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