... of diet on oral health is undeniable, and this is directly observable in populations that consume high quantities of polyphenol-rich foods or beverages. Such populations have low caries incidence and better overall oral health. Camellia sinensis , the plant from which various forms of tea are derived...

...C.M. Meyerowitz; E.P. Syrrakou; R.F. Raubertas Sucralose is a safe, intensely sweet, noncaloric sucrose derivative that has been shown to be noncariogenic. The purpose of the present study was to compare the effects on plaque pH in vivo of sucralose in iced tea (alone or bulked with maltodextrin...

... equivalent to fluoridation of either drinking water or salt because of problems of consistent delivery. Sugar, beverages (including tea) as well as fluoride-rich mineral waters are likely to be of only limited importance for caries prevention, but may be effective on an individual basis. 20 11 2009...

...T. Ooshima; T. Minami; M. Matsumoto; T. Fujiwara; S. Sobue; S. Hamada The cariostatic effect of oolong tea polyphenols administered according to several regimens was examined in specific pathogen-free (SPF) Sprague-Dawley rats given both a diet containing 20% sucrose and infected with S. sobrinus...