title: Caries prevention: a team approach to oral health.
abstract: Caries is a result of a multifactorial process. In this article, several of these contributing factors are examined and their interrelationships are discussed. These factors must be addressed by the dental team and the family unit to achieve the successful prevention of this destructive and common phenomenon.
authors.affiliation: Division of Dental Medicine, The Medical College of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schick
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Blum
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Steinberg
mesh_terms: D002327:Cariostatic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D016854:Dental Anxiety / Q000517:prevention & control; D019140:Dental Care for Children / Q000379:methods*; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004032:Diet; D005459:Fluorides / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D009910:Oral Hygiene / Q000379:methods; D010348:Patient Care Team
chemical_list: D002327:Cariostatic Agents; D005459:Fluorides