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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Mar 9.
Published in final edited form as: J Public Health Dent. 2011 May 31;71(4):289–300. doi: 10.1111/j.1752-7325.2011.00271.x

Table 3.

Mean (SD) d1s/D1s and d2fs /D2Fs increments by categories of daily beverage exposure frequency at each of the three periods.

Beverage
Category		 Primary Dentition Phase Mixed Dentition Phase Permanent Dentition Phase
Beverage
Exposures
Age 3 to 5		 Mean (SD) Caries
(Exam 1)		 Beverage
Exposures
Age 6 to 8		 Mean (SD) Caries
Increment
(Exam 2)		 Beverage
Exposures
Age 11 to 13		 Mean (SD) Caries
Increment
(Exam 3)
% Occasions
per Day* 		d1s d2fs % Occasions
per Day* 		d1s+D1s d2fs+D2Fs % Occasions
per Day* 		D1s D2Fs
Powdered Beverages
  • Low 48.1 0 0.7 (2.1) 1.0 (2.7) 47.4 0 0.9 (1.9) 3.1 (4.7) 26.3 0 0.9 (1.8) 0.7 (1.6)
  • Middle 25.6 0.01–0.33 0.5 (1.2) 0.9 (2.2) 21.8 0.01–0.22 0.9 (1.1) 2.7 (4.7) 47.4 0.01–0.29 0.8 (1.9) 0.5 (1.3)
  • High 26.3 >0.33 0.5 (1.1) 2.3 (5.1) 30.8 >0.22 1.1 (2.4) 3.0 (3.8) 26.3 >0.29 1.0 (1.5) 0.9 (1.4)
Regular Soda Pop
  • Low 17.3 <0.11 0.4 (1.3) 0.3 (0.8) 25.6 <0.14 1.2 (2.5) 2.5 (4.8) 18.0 <0.14 0.9 (1.7) 0.2 (0.4)
  • Middle 60.9 0.11–0.56 0.6 (1.8) 1.5 (4.0) 58.3 0.14–0.67 1.0 (1.8) 3.3 (4.3) 56.4 0.14–0.50 0.7 (1.6) 0.7 (1.5)
  • High 21.8 >0.56 0.7 (1.5) 1.4 (2.8) 16.0 >0.67 0.8 (1.3) 2.7 (4.4) 25.6 >0.50 1.1 (2.1) 0.8 (1.6)
Juice Drinks
  • Low 29.5 0 0.5 (1.3) 1.7 (4.6) 21.2 <0.11 0.8 (1.5) 1.9 (3.5) 19.2 0 1.4 (2.3) 0.7 (1.6)
  • Middle 38.5 0.01–0.44 0.7 (2.3) 1.1 (2.7) 55.8 0.11–0.50 1.1 (2.2) 3.1 (4.6) 59.6 0.01–0.36 0.7 (1.4) 0.7 (1.4)
  • High 32.1 >0.44 0.5 (1.0) 1.2 (2.9) 23.1 >0.50 0.8 (1.4) 3.7 (4.8) 21.2 >0.36 0.9 (2.0) 0.7 (1.3)
100% Juice
  • Low 25.0 <0.44 1.1 (2.6) 2.0 (5.0) 20.5 <0.11 1.2 (2.1) 2.6 (3.6) 22.4 <0.03 1.2 (1.9) 0.8 (1.5)
  • Middle 50.6 0.44–1.33 0.5 (1.2) 1.3 (3.0) 58.3 0.11–0.78 1.0 (2.1) 3.8 (5.1) 50.0 0.03–0.57 0.9 (1.9) 0.8 (1.6)
  • High 24.4 >1.33 0.2 (1.0) 0.7 (1.9) 21.2 >0.78 0.8 (1.1) 1.2 (2.3) 27.6 >0.57 0.5 (1.3) 0.3 (0.9)
Milk
  • Low 27.6 <1.67 0.6 (1.2) 1.7 (3.9) 18.6 <1.33 0.8 (1.0) 2.9 (4.1) 26.3 <1.03 1.0 (2.2) 0.8 (1.4)
  • Middle 48.7 1.67–2.78 0.8 (2.1) 0.9 (3.2) 53.2 1.33–2.33 1.1 (2.1) 3.1 (4.9) 59.6 1.03–2.43 0.8 (1.6) 0.6 (1.5)
  • High 23.7 >2.78 0.1 (0.4) 1.6 (3.3) 28.2 >2.33 1.0 (2.1) 2.7 (3.8) 14.1 >2.43 1.0 (1.6) 0.6 (1.2)
Water by Itself
  • Low 20.5 <0.44 0.5 (1.2) 1.2 (2.8) 23.7 <0.50 1.2 (2.7) 2.7 (4.9) 17.3 <1.03 1.3 (2.7) 0.6 (0.9)
  • Middle 55.8 0.44–1.56 0.7 (2.0) 1.2 (3.5) 52.6 0.50–1.89 1.0 (1.8) 2.8 (4.5) 57.1 1.03–2.43 0.8 (1.5) 0.8 (1.7)
  • High 23.7 >1.56 0.4 (0.9) 1.6 (3.8) 23.7 >1.89 0.7 (1.2) 3.6 (3.9) 25.6 >2.43 0.7 (1.4) 0.4 (1.0)
*

Averages of exposure frequencies for 2–5 timepoints during age period.