Sugar Clock: A Primordial Approach to Prevent Dental Caries

Sonal Dhingra; Anil Gupta; Shourya Tandon; Charu M Marya

doi:10.5005/jp-journals-10005-1739

Sugar Clock: A Primordial Approach to Prevent Dental Caries

Int J Clin Pediatr Dent. 2020 Mar-Apr;13(2):174-175. doi: 10.5005/jp-journals-10005-1739.

Authors

Sonal Dhingra¹, Anil Gupta², Shourya Tandon³, Charu M Marya⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Public Health Dentistry, National Dental College and Hospital, Derabassi, Punjab, India.
² Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Faculty of Dental Sciences, SGT University, Gurugram, Haryana, India.
³ Department of Public Health Dentistry, Faculty of Dental Sciences, SGT University, Gurugram, Haryana, India.
⁴ Department of Public Health Dentistry, Sudha Rustagi College of Dental Sciences and Research, Faridabad, Haryana, India.

Abstract

Aim and background: "Prevention is better than cure"; this statement is equally important when it concerns dental caries. Diet is directly linked to causing dental caries. Hence, it becomes of utmost importance that the amount, frequency, and time of sugar intake shall be known so that we can prevent dental caries.

How to cite this article: Dhingra S, Gupta A, Tandon S, et al. Sugar Clock: A Primordial Approach to Prevent Dental Caries. Int J Clin Pediatr Dent 2020;13(2):174-175.

Keywords: Decay; Dental caries; Diet; Prevention; Sugar.