TIM Opinion on solving the etiology of dental caries

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Channel: Cell Press · 2015 · Science & Technology

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Alex Mira and Aurea Simon-Soro discuss the diverse bacterial species involved in dental caries or tooth decay. Dental caries can be thought of as polymicrobial in nature and occurring as a dysbiosis with pathobionts. Carious lesions should be treated by restoring ecological balance to the microbial consortia. For more information, see the related review in Trends in Microbiology: http://www.cell.com/trends/microbiology/abstract/S0966-842X(14)00225-X

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