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2199814

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1990-9-13
pubmed:abstractText
Definite proof has been found that S. mutans, and probably S. sobrinus and lactobacilli, are responsible for caries in man. The aciduria of S. mutans encourages the selection inside the plaque and is directly responsible for its cariogenicity. Other aciduric species, as S. sobrinus, cause caries on the smooth surface of the tooth, where the principal causes of the rampant caries reside. If during the eruption of the tooth the fissures become colonized in depth by S. mutans, the development of caries becomes a highly probable event. Instead, if the colonization of the tooth by S. mutans takes place after the fissure depth have been occupied by other microbic species not cariogenic, it is probable that the caries will not manifest or will appear in a less severe form. In conclusion, the knowledge already acquired on the ecology of S. mutans and the mechanism of cariogenesis clearly indicate that all factors that interfere with the colonization of the tooth by S. mutans can greatly reduce the incidence of caries in man.
pubmed:language
ita
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
D
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0026-4970
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
39
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
413-29
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1990
pubmed:articleTitle
[The role of Streptococcus mutans in human caries].
pubmed:affiliation
Università degli Studi di Perugia, Istituto di Clinica Odontoiatrica.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract, Review