CAN COFFEE PREVENT CARIES?
From web site Year : 2009 | Volume : 12 | Issue : 1 | Page : 17-21 Authors: PC Anila Namboodiripad 1 , Sumathi Kori 2 1 Departments of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, KLE Society's Institute of Dental Sciences, Bangalore, Karnataka-22, India 2 Departments of Oral Medicine and Radiology, KLE Society's Institute of Dental Sciences, Bangalore, Karnataka-22, India ABSTRACT Aim: To determine the anti-carious effect of coffee in humans. Coffee represents one of the most consumed products by the population. Materials and Methods: A random sample of 1000 individuals, of both sexes, who consumed only coffee as a beverage and who visited the Out-Patient Department of KLE Society's Institute of Dental Sciences, with a dental complaint and no history of any major illness, were considered as subjects. The patients' histories with regard to the coffee intake, such as...