Bacterial profile of dentine caries and the impact of pH on bacterial population diversity.

Dental caries is caused by the release of organic acids from fermentative bacteria, which results in the dissolution of hydroxyapatite matrices of enamel and dentine. While low environmental pH is proposed to cause a shift in the consortium of oral bacteria, favouring the development of caries, the...

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Main Authors: Nima Kianoush, Christina J Adler, Ky-Anh T Nguyen, Gina V Browne, Mary Simonian, Neil Hunter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3968045?pdf=render