Apple Juice After Drinking Sugary Milk

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Purpose of the research: was to conduct a study to examine whether consuming whole milk, 100% apple juice or tap water will affect dental plaque acidity after eating sugary food. Research show, once an individual consume sugary snacks between meals, the acid in the food would lead to enamel demineralization. When consuming carbohydrate such as sucrose more than four times a day or 60 grams per day will increase the rate of caries. Number of Subjects: Twenty healthy adults aged eighteen through sixty-four. There were, thirteen women and seven men. Fourteen participants were Asian, four were white, and two were African American. Type of study: Randomized controlled crossover study. Length of study: once per week for six weeks. Significant findings: The results of their study demonstrated that drinking milk will reduce plaque acidity only when consumed after sugary cereal such as, Froot loops; but not when milk and Froot loops were consumed together. They believe that “Froot Loops cereal is more acidogenic compered with sucrose solution”. Research found out that, drinking apple juice after eating Froot Loops led to a large drop in plaque pH. Drinking water after eating Froot Loops did not restore the plaque pH. Evaluation of the study: After reading the article it made me think of how the consumption of the wrong…show more content…
When they are done eating, they start drinking fruit juice. That would be highly cariogenic combination, and many parents not aware of that. We should educate our patient’s and advise them to try different varieties of food. For example: if their child likes to eat cereal with milk, maybe they can prefer buying the non-added sugar instead of the added sugar. We want to educate by advising them that drinking beverages such as, juice can cause dental erosion since they are highly acidic. However, drinking milk can promotes tooth remineralization, since milk has calcium, phosphate, casein and

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