Dental caries (decay) is an international public health challenge, especially amongst young
children. Early childhood caries (ECC) is a serious public health problem in both developing …

Like all sessile organisms, surface-attached communities of bacteria known as biofilms must
release and disperse cells into the environment to colonize new sites. For many pathogenic …

The oral microbiome is incredibly complex with the average adult harboring about 50–100
billion bacteria in the oral cavity, which represent about 200 predominant bacterial species …

Aims and objectives. The aim of this paper is to examine current evidence supporting the
promotion of oral health during pregnancy and proffer aspects of a potential role for …

A systematic literature review from 1966 to 2000 revealed 2,730 English‐language
publications on the role of bacteria in human primary dental caries in vivo. The most …

Dental caries results from an imbalance of the metabolic activity in the dental biofilm. The
microbial communities of teeth have traditionally been studied by standard cultural …

Dental caries can be prevented by a combination of community, professional, and individual
measures including water fluoridation, professionally applied topical fluorides and dental …

Previous cross-sectional studies using bacteriocin profiles, serotyping, or genotyping
suggest that mothers are the principle source of mutans streptococci (MS) to their infants …

Dental caries is an infectious and transmissible disease. The mutans streptococci (MS) are
infectious agents most strongly associated with dental caries. Earlier studies demonstrated …

Objectives. To assess pediatricians' knowledge, attitudes, and professional experience
regarding oral health, and to determine willingness to incorporate fluoride varnish into their …