Dental caries and drugs in syrup form?

Pharmacologists and dentists are concerned about the possible consequences of taking syrups (containing sugars classics). If taking a syrup for a few days probably does not require modification of cariogenic risk, it might be otherwise taken for prolonged in children. Although it is difficult to say that there is a link, some dentists are surprised to observe a particular type of caries (decay of the bottle ") in children treated with long-term syrups. The replacement of traditional sugar (sucrose in particular) by sweeteners is under study:

aspartame would probably not be used against it is inappropriate in phenylketonuria; polyols, however, seem to be well tolerated (at least at the doses contained in syrup).

In practice, we can recommend brushing after taking syrup, especially in the evening at bedtime.