title: Management of dental caries as an infectious disease.
abstract: Dental caries is an infectious disease that demineralizes tooth structure as a consequence of bacterial metabolism. Chemical suppression of bacteria, especially using stannous fluoride, is gaining popularity because of its practicality and clinical efficacy.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tinanoff
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cantin
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D002710:Chlorhexidine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D005459:Fluorides / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D013295:Streptococcus mutans / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000502:physiology; D014002:Tin Fluorides / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D014002:Tin Fluorides; D005459:Fluorides; D002710:Chlorhexidine