Oral diseases include a range of conditions such as dental caries, periodontal disease, edentulism, oral cancer, trauma, noma and congenital differences including cleft lip and/or palate. Among the major oral diseases, untreated caries is the most prevalent with 2 billion cases affecting permanent teeth and 510 million cases affecting deciduous teeth.

Excessive consumption of sugars from snacks, processed foods, and sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) is one of the major factors causing worldwide increases in oral disease, cardiovascular disease, cancer, obesity and diabetes.