Early childhood caries (ECC) is a term used to describe dental caries in children aged 6
years or younger. Oral streptococci, such as Streptococcus mutans and Streptococcus …

Introduction: A biomarker is a biological indicator of normal or pathogenic processes.
Identification of biomarkers is useful for the prevention, diagnosis and prognosis of diseases …

Objectives A systematic review was performed with the aim of determining whether there is
scientific evidence of the transmission of Streptococcus mutans from mother to child. Data …

The Global Burden of Oral Diseases affects 3.5 billion people worldwide, representing the
number of people affected by the burden of untreated dental caries, severe periodontal …

This work describes the current state of research on the potential relationship between
protein content in human saliva and dental caries, which remains among the most common …

Tooth decay is considered the most prevalent human disease worldwide. We present the
first metaproteomic study of the oral biofilm, using different mass spectrometry approaches …

Oral diseases constitute a major worldwide public health problem, with their burden
concentrating in socially disadvantaged and less affluent groups of the population, resulting …

Dental caries is a multifactorial chronic disease resulting from the intricate interplay among
acid‐generating bacteria, fermentable carbohydrates, and several host factors such as …

Dental caries is a multifactorial disease mainly caused by cariogenic bacteria commonly
found in the oral cavity. Dental caries may cause demineralization of the tooth, cavitation …

Saliva contains a large number of proteins that play various crucial roles to maintain the oral
health and tooth integrity. This oral fluid is proposed to be one of the most important host …