Dental caries is a preventable infectious disease

Authors
Balakrishnan, M Simmonds, RS Tagg, JR
Citation
M. Balakrishnan et al., Dental caries is a preventable infectious disease, AUST DENT J, 45(4), 2000, pp. 235-245
Citations number
105
Categorie Soggetti
Dentistry/Oral Surgery & Medicine
Journal title
AUSTRALIAN DENTAL JOURNAL
ISSN journal
00450421 → ACNP
Volume
45
Issue
4
Year of publication
2000
Pages
235 - 245
Database
ISI
SICI code
0045-0421(200012)45:4<235:DCIAPI>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
Dental caries is the most common infectious disease affecting humans. The p rincipal causative agents are a group of streptococcal species collectively referred to as the mutans streptococci of which Streptococcus mutans and S treptococcus sobrinus are the most important agents of human caries. This r eview outlines what is currently known about these ubiquitous pathogens and discusses novel methods for elimination of these bacteria from dental plaq ue.