Tooth decay in iron deficiency anemia

Abstract

We conducted a clinical and experimental study aimed at identifying the dependence of dental caries development on iron deficiency anemia. Experiments were performed on 80 non-pedigreed rats divided into three groups. Animals of the 1st group received cariesogenic diet according to I.A. Begelman with sufficient iron in salt mixture recommended by the Institute of Nutrition of the Academy of Medical Sciences of the USSR. Animals of the latter two groups were given the same cariesogenic diet, but in group 2 rats the mineral supplement contained twice as little (50%) iron, and there was no iron in the mixture for group 3 rats at all.