Dental Plaque and Caries

Dental caries is a microbial disease of the calcified tissues of the tooth, characterised by demineralization of the inorganic portion and dissolution of the organic portion of the tooth. 💻Website: https://www.hackdentistry.com/ 📰Blog: https://hackdentistry.substack.com/ 📝Purchase: https://www.hackdentistry.com/pages/p... Study resources on our website 📖All Access Bundle - https://www.hackdentistry.com/bundles... 📖Oral pathology Revision Ninja (Notes, Videos & MCQs) - https://www.hackdentistry.com/bundles... 📖Oral Histology Revision Ninja (Notes, Videos & MCQs) - https://www.hackdentistry.com/bundles... 📖Periodontics Revision Ninja (Notes & MCQs) - https://www.hackdentistry.com/bundles... 📖Question Bank - https://www.hackdentistry.com/bundles... References and further reading: 💡Marsh PD. Dental plaque as a biofilm and a microbial community – implications for health and disease. BMC Oral Health. 2006;6(Suppl 1):S14. 💡Usha C, R S. Dental caries – A complete changeover (Part I). J Conserv Dent. 2009;12(2):46-54. 💡Rajendran R, Sivapathasundaram B. Shafer’s Textbook of Oral Pathology. 8th ed. Elsevier; 2016. 💡Paes Leme AF, Koo H, Bellato CM, Bedi G, Cury JA. The role of sucrose in cariogenic dental biofilm formation–new insight. J Dent Res. 2006 Oct;85(10):878-87. 💡Llena-Puy C. The rôle of saliva in maintaining oral health and as an aid to diagnosis. Med Oral Patol Oral Cir Bucal. 2006 Aug;11(5):E449-55. 💡Soames.J. V, Southam.J. C. Oral Pathology.4th Ed.Oxford University Press;2006. Music: 🎵Kevin Macleod (https://incompetech.com) DarxieLand by Kevin MacLeod Investigations by Kevin MacLeod Facebook:   / hackdentistry   Instagram:   / hack.dentistry   Twitter:   / hckdentistry