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References

[1] SOMERSET SHAWN M., Refined sugar intake in Australian children. Public Health Nutrition, 2003. 6(08): p. 809-813.

[2] SELWITZ ROBERT H., ISMAIL AMID I., and PITTS NIGEL B., Dental caries. The Lancet, 2007. 369(9555): p. 51-59.

[3] EVANS W. Cariology Lecture Notes. The Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Sydney, 2011