Figure 7.

Percentage of tooth surfaces developing into enamel or dentin caries, percentage of enamel caries developing into dentin caries, and percentage of surfaces with an increase in caries score (increase in caries score is transition from any caries score to increase in score of 1 or more) over a 3-year period in a child cohort consuming erythritol-, sorbitol-, or xylitol-containing candies. From Honkala et al. [37]. ^∗∗∗ p < 0.001 when compared to sorbitol using Fisher's exact test (two-tailed).