List three examples each of dietary factors that increase the risk of dental caries and those that decrease the risk of dental caries.
What will be an ideal response?
Dietary factors that increase the risk of dental caries include sugar sweetened liquids, sticky foods, slowly dissolving candies, starchy snacks, and simple sugars such as sucrose, honey, or molasses.Dietary factors that decrease the risk of dental caries include sugar-free chewing gum and candy, fresh fruits and vegetables, high quality protein foods, whole grain, low-sugar breads, and cereals.
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