Dental caries is the result of bacterial metabolic activity in dental biofilm with bacterium Streptococcus mutans, identified as primary etiological factor for and Lactobacillus plays an important role progression disease. The purpose study was to evaluate level cariogenic bacteria, S. mutans 30 children their respective mothers. Children affected had high levels relation free (60% 20% respecti...

This review explores the multifactorial etiology of dental caries disease. Current theories suggest that a singular focus on mutans streptococci and lactobacillus as the sole causative microbiological agents is no longer a viable strategy in treatment of this prevalent disease. Dental caries is an infectious transmissible disease process where a cariogenic biofilm in the presence of an oral sta...

Glutaraldehyde-crosslinked α-casein polymers with molecular masses of 1-5×10(5) were found to inhibit adhesive insoluble glucan formation catalyzed by glucan synthases from Streptococcus sobrinus B13, a cariogenic oral bacterium. Of the three subcomponents of the glucan synthases tested, primer-dependent insoluble glucan synthase was inhibited specifically by the M r~2.7×10(5) polymer at a conc...

There is laboratory evidence that refined carbohydrates are more cariogenic compared with unrefined carbohydrates. It was reported that sugarcane workers in South Africa, who consumed large quantities of raw sugarcane daily, had a low caries experience. However, other epidemiologic studies of this relationship, both in Africa and elsewhere, have given mixed results and to date the question conc...

Citation: Alshehri A. (2016). Social and Behavioral Determinants of Early Childhood Caries in the Aseer Region of Saudi Arabia. M J Dent. 1(2): 008. ABSTRACT Introduction: Early childhood caries is a multi-factorial disease that involves the susceptible tooth and host, fermentable carbohydrates in the diet, cariogenic micro-organisms and time. The aim of this study was to analyze the influence ...