Kavita Ravi-Shankar
The current dental environment has suffered through many dietary changes through the years; from a more abrasive low-sugar diet to a softer, more acidic and more sugary evolved diet. This has been evidenced through the increase in dental diseases, such as caries and erosion, leading to a surge of the need for fillings and extractions. This is particularly prevalent in pediatric patients. New dietary changes have been introduced into society, such as vegetarianism and veganism. These in turn have had an impact on the dentition, such as reduced calcium intake from dairy products in veganism and a less abrasive diet in vegetarianism through the exclusion of chewing meat.
