Pedodontics

SUGAR SUBSTITUTES

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  1. Xylitol
    1. its 5 carbon sugar
    2. comes from birch trees. 
    3. preferential binding to Mutans strep but it cant ferment xylitol to acid
    4. Hence, no decrease in pH
  2. Sorbitol = caloric sweetness
  3. Aspartans = non caloric sweetener = 4Kcal/g = 200 times sweeter than sugar 

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