Definition of cariogenic in English:
cariogenic
adjective ˌkɛːrɪə(ʊ)ˈdʒɛnɪkˌkarɪə(ʊ)ˈdʒɛnɪkˌkerēəˈjenik
technical Causing tooth decay.
Example sentencesExamples
- While any food that contains sugar or starch can cause dental caries, studies show chocolate may be less cariogenic than many foods.
- Since processed maize is highly cariogenic, dental caries and resulting tooth loss increase with the adoption of maize agriculture.
- Sugars located within the cellular structure of food (such as fructose in whole fruit) are thought to be less cariogenic than sugars intentionally introduced into foods.
- Those foods containing refined carbohydrates that are fine enough to remain on the teeth by sticking to the fissures on the tooth surface are termed cariogenic (capable of causing cavities).
- Some formulas, especially soy-based formulas that contain sucrose, can be cariogenic.
Rhymes
anthropogenic, arsenic, autogenic, callisthenic (US calisthenic), carcinogenic, cryogenic, erotogenic, eugenic, fennec, hallucinogenic, Hellenic, hypo-allergenic, photogenic, pyrogenic, radiogenic, schizophrenic, telegenic