caries Archives - Life Science Review

2 March 20202 March 2020

Dentists should advise their patients to exercise caution when using over-the-counter charcoal-containing mouthwashes due to a lack of evidence supporting claims currently being made as well as a lack of safety data

In February 2020 researchers from the USA published their review of the evidence concerning claims currently being made on the effectiveness and safety of charcoal-based mouthwashes. The product labels and … Read more

15 July 201925 January 2020

Call for action on the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages: Position Paper on behalf of the European Academy of Paediatrics and the European Childhood Obesity Group

In April 2019 researchers from Poland, Belgium, Austria, Italy, Germany, France, Israel and Cyprus published a Position Paper on behalf of the European Academy of Paediatrics and the European Childhood … Read more

27 June 20195 January 2020

The feeding of pureed foods marketed in baby food pouches should be discouraged as they generally have a high sugar content, increasing the risk for dental caries and obesity

In March 2019 researchers on behalf of the Nutrition Commission of the German Society for Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine published a statement concerning foods in baby food pouches. Pureed feeding … Read more

27 June 201925 January 2020

Governments should adopt policies to limit the intake of free sugars of up to 5% energy intake for children and adolescents aged between 2-18 years and even lower for infants and toddlers under 2 years

In December 2017 researchers from Slovenia, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Spain, Sweden, UK, Croatia, The Netherlands, Italy, France, USA, Germany, and Denmark on behalf of the European Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology, … Read more