Biological methods of dental caries prevention. A review.
A number of measures by which tooth resistance could be increased or by which potentially cariogenic bacteria could be eliminated or their deleterious effects minimized are discussed. Many of them have proved valuable at the individual patient level but cannot be applied as a public health measure.
D001419:Bacteria / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism; D001428:Bacterial Vaccines / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002118:Calcium / Q000494:pharmacology; D002326:Cariogenic Agents; D002327:Cariostatic Agents; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003733:Dental Caries Susceptibility; D005502:Food; D005503:Food Additives; D006801:Humans; D007114:Immunization; D010710:Phosphates / Q000008:administration & dosage; D010895:Pit and Fissure Sealants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013295:Streptococcus mutans / Q000276:immunology; D013549:Sweetening Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D014131:Trace Elements / Q000494:pharmacology
D001428:Bacterial Vaccines; D002326:Cariogenic Agents; D002327:Cariostatic Agents; D005503:Food Additives; D010710:Phosphates; D010895:Pit and Fissure Sealants; D013549:Sweetening Agents; D014131:Trace Elements; D002118:Calcium