Review on the importance of major cares to avoid and treat caries disease
International Journal of Development Research
Review on the importance of major cares to avoid and treat caries disease
Received 18th November, 2017; Received in revised form 11th December, 2017; Accepted 23rd January, 2018; Published online 28th February, 2018.
Copyright © 2018, Yasmin Correia Coelho et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Caries is an infectious and contagious pathological process that causes a demineralization in the dental tissues, by acids originated from the fermentation of carbohydrates ingested in the diet, through the bacteria. When diagnosed early, it is possible to reestablish the health of the mouth more easily, through the intervention of the professional. The progression of the carious lesion can also be interrupted with the correct hygiene of the oral cavity and control of dietary sugar intake. There are several microorganisms that act in the oral cavity, but Streptococcus mutans is the main responsible for the etiology of caries.
