Question 333 · LDEK · Oral hygiene and diet
Daily dose of xylitol in caries prophylaxis in a 4-year-old child according to AAPD amounts to:
- A. 1-2 g per day.
- B. 1-5 g per day.
- C. 3-5 g per day.
- D. 3-6 g per day.
- E. 3-8 g per day.
Hint
Recall the AAPD daily range for xylitol in children over 4, given as gum or mints in at least three exposures.
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