From: Mortality, hospital days and treatment costs of current and reduced sugar consumption in Israel
 | Milk teeth | Adult teeth |
---|---|---|
Age of child (years)a | 6.5 | 12.5 |
Caries with zero sugar (intercept)a | 2.13 | 0.06 |
Caries per gm per person daya | 0.02 | 0.04 |
Caries prevalence from sugarb | 1.25 | 2.51 |
% of caries from sugar | 37% | 98% |
Tooth years of exposure | 94 | 72 |
Sugar consumption (Kgm)c | 137 | 149 |
Caries per Kgm sugar consumption | 0.009 | 0.017 |
Annual caries incidence per persond | 0.21 | 0.39 |