The Association Between Soft Drink Consumption and Caries Risk Among Low-Income African-American Children is not Clear

Article Title and Bibliographic InformationCariogenicity of soft drinks, milk and fruit juice in low-income African-American children: a longitudinal study.Lim S, Sohn W, Burt BA, et al.J Am Dent Assoc 2008;139(7):959-67.ReviewerStefano Petti, DMDPurpose/Question(1) to identify the patterns of intake of soft drinks, 100% fruit juice, and milk among low-income African-American children aged between 3 and 5 years at baseline over a 2-year period; and (2) to investigate whether these patterns were associated with caries incidence during the 2-year follow-up.Source of FundingNational Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, Bethesda, MD; University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; Delta Dental Fund of Michigan, USA.Type of Study/DesignCohort studyLevel of EvidenceLevel 3: Other evidenceStrength of Recommendation GradeNot applicable