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The effect of differing high-carbohydrate diets on dental caries in the albino rat

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 March 2007

R. M. Green  and
R. L. Hartles
R. M. Green
Affiliation:
Department of Dental Sciences, School of Dental Surgery, University of Liverpool
R. L. Hartles
Affiliation:
Department of Dental Sciences, School of Dental Surgery, University of Liverpool
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Abstract

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1. Fifty-six albino rats were distributed between four dietary groups in fourteen randomized blocks of four animals. Each block consisted of siblings and each member of the block received a different dietary treatment. 2. The diets permitted normal growth and the only variations were: group I contained 67% sucrose, group 2 an equivalent amount of uncooked maize starch and groups 3 and 467 % of finely ground Thin Wine and Morning Coffee biscuits respectively. 3. After 31 days on the diet, the animals were killed and assessed for dental caries. The rats of group I had significantly more caries than the other groups. The rats of group 2 had significantly less caries than the other groups. The biscuit diets produced significantly less caries than the sucrose diet, but significantly more caries than the starch diet.

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Research Article
Information
British Journal of Nutrition , Volume 20 , Issue 2 , May 1966 , pp. 317 - 323
Copyright
Copyright © The Nutrition Society 1966

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