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  • Title: Assessing the cariogenic potential of some infant formulas, milk and sugar solutions.
    Author: Bowen WH, Pearson SK, Rosalen PL, Miguel JC, Shih AY.
    Journal: J Am Dent Assoc; 1997 Jul; 128(7):865-71. PubMed ID: 9231601.
    Abstract:
    Using a desalivated rat model, the authors found that several commonly used infant formulas had significant cariogenic potential. Sucrose was by far the most cariogenic and cows' milk the least cariogenic of all the products examined. The data show that dental practitioners and other health care professionals should discourage the use of sugar in baby bottles and provide information on which formulas are least likely to induce caries when continuous bottle feeding is unavoidable.
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