Many bioarchaeological studies have established a link between increased dental caries prevalence and the intensification of agriculture. However, research in Southeast Asia challenges the global application of this theory. Although often overlooked, dental health of infants and children can provide a sensitive source of information concerning health and subsistence change. This article investi...

Polyphenols constitute one of the most common groups of substances in plants. Polyphenolic compounds have been reported to have a wide range of biological activities, many of which are related to their conventional antioxidant action; however, increasing scientific knowledge has highlighted their potential activity in preventing oral disease, including the prevention of tooth decay. The aim of ...

AIM To identify risk factors for cariogenic feeding practices in the first year of life. STUDY DESIGN Cohort study. METHODS 500 children born within the public health care system in São Leopoldo, Brazil, were recruited in a follow-up program. Anthropometric and demographic data were collected soon after birth; data on feeding practices were assessed at 12 months of age using a standardised ...

The progression or reversal of dental caries is determined by the balance between pathological and protective factors. It is well established that a) fluoride inhibits demineralization and enhances remineralization, b) chlorhexidine reduces the cariogenic bacterial challenge, and c) xylitol is non-cariogenic and has antibacterial properties. The challenge that we face is how best to deliver the...

Dental caries results from prolonged plaque acidification that leads to the establishment of a cariogenic microflora and demineralization of the tooth. Urease enzymes of oral bacteria hydrolyze urea to ammonia, which can neutralize plaque acids. To begin to examine the relationship between plaque ureolytic activity and the incidence of dental caries, recombinant, ureolytic strains of Streptococ...

(1) Background: The appearance and progression of carious lesions represent a complex phenomenon interactions microbial factors (the action bacteria on the tooth), related to host, diet, time factor. Which hasan influence rate microbismof oral cavity installation disease? (2) Methods: In order correctly assess cariogenic risk an individual, it is recommended perform twoor more tests based diffe...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the adhesion of various cariogenic streptococci to orthodontic adhesives. MATERIALS AND METHODS Five light-cure orthodontic adhesives (one fluoride-releasing composite, three non-fluoride-releasing composites, and one resin-modified glass ionomer cement) were used. The adhesive type, bacterial strain, incubation time, and saliva coating were studied. Thirty specimens ...

Twelve presweetened breakfast cereals were evaluated for cariogenic potential by in vitro methods. The parameters evaluated were the levels of acid produced by a cariogenic strain of Streptococcus mutans as influenced by each cereal, the percentage of sugar content, and the salivary retention time of glucose after ingestion of each cereal with or witho~¢t milk. Cariogenicity was found to be rel...

Abstract Knossos was an important city on Crete and within Mediterranean networks during the Hellenistic, Roman, Late Antique periods. However, there were significant social, cultural, economic shifts that appear to have caused changes daily lifeways, including diet. This paper sets out explore dietary across these time periods by looking at dental caries, with reference also antemortem tooth l...

To persist in the oral cavity, bacteria must be able to tolerate rapid and substantial environmental fluctuations, particularly in pH and nutrient source and availability. Various species of Streptococcus, one of the most abundant genera in the mouth, are associated with oral health, as well as with dental caries. Cariogenic streptococci depend on a biofilm lifestyle for survival and persistenc...