Dental aspects of the use of sweeteners

Abstract

One of the chief advantages of alternative sweeteners replacing sugars in foods and drinks is the potential benefit to dental health. Interest formerly focused on the use of intense sweeteners mostly in drinks, but with recent improvements in the range and properties of bulk sweeteners that can be used as substitutes for sugars in solid foods, increasing attention is now being paid to the re-formulation of confectionery and other potentially cariogenic snack foods. More than 55 publications and reviews on developments in this field are cited.