BEVERAGE CONSUMPTION AND DENTAL CARIES [AMONGST YOUNG CHILDREN WITH HIGH CARIES RISK]

 描述（由申请人提供）：龋齿是当今影响幼儿的头号慢性疾病，不成比例地加重了社会经济地位低下的农村非洲裔美国儿童的负担。研究表明，富含糖的饮料可能是致龋的，但作为龋齿风险因素量化所需的量各不相同，不一致可能与使用不适当的统计分析有关。此外，有人认为，它们的消费方式可能在它们的致龋能力中发挥作用，但缺乏证据。考虑到非裔美国人的消费量增加，适当确定饮料消费如何影响幼儿的乳牙非常重要

 DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Dental caries is the number one chronic disease affecting young children today, disproportionately burdening rural African American children of low socio-economic status. Research has shown that beverages rich in sugar can be cariogenic, but amounts necessary to quantify as risk factors for dental caries have been varied and inconsistencies could be related to the use of inappropriate statistical analyses. Furthermore, it has been suggested that how they are consumed may play a role in their cariogenic abilities, but evidence is lacking. Given their increased consumption in African Americans, appropriately determining how beverage consumption affects deciduous teeth in young children is of great