objective: despite the strong relationship between sugars, mutans streptococcilevels and caries, relatively, little research has been carried out on one of the factors that may influ-ence sugar intake; namely sweet preference. the objective of the present study was to ex-plore the association between sweet preference and the levels of dental caries in 6-12 year-old schoolchildren in hamedan. ma...

pyknodysostosis is a rare bone disease that has autosomal dominant trait. it is characterized by short stature, diffuse osteosclerosis, acro-osteolysis, finger, and nail abnormalities. other features include open fontanelles and sutures, relative proptosis and obtuse mandibular gonial angle with relative mandibular prognathism. intraoral features such as dental abnormalities also have been repo...

Databases The following databases and respective searches were used. • Medline/PubMed: (Sweetening Agents/adverse effects OR Saccharin OR Cyclamate* OR Aspartame OR Acetosulfame OR Acesulfame) AND (Risk Factors OR Risk OR Risk Assessment OR Neoplasm* OR Carcinoma OR Cancer OR Carcinogenic) AND (Etiology/Broad[filter] OR Prognosis/Broad[filter] OR Comparative study OR Comparative studies). • Emb...

Introduction: Asava and arishta are medicinal preparations mentioned in Ayurvedic texts during which it undergoes a process of fermentation generating alcohol thus facilitating the extraction active principles contained drugs. Ashvagandhadyarishta is type preparation where madhu (honey) as madhura dravya (sweetening agent) formulation. So this study an attempt made to prepare two batches by add...

A vast number of sweet tasting molecules are known, encompassing small compounds, carbohydrates, d-amino acids and large proteins. Carbohydrates play a particularly big role in human diet. The replacement of sugars in food with artificial sweeteners is common and is a general approach to prevent cavities, obesity and associated diseases such as diabetes and hyperlipidemia. Knowledge about the m...

BACKGROUND Children's beverage consumption patterns have received increased attention in light of the obesity epidemic in this group. In day care centers (DCCs), children spend up to 10 h a day, and typically consume half to three quarters of their daily food intake. The purpose of the study was to investigate what beverages are typically served to children in preschools in Poland, and to evalu...