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What is the role of Streptococcus mutans in dental caries?
What is the role of Streptococcus mutans in dental caries?
- It has no impact on dental caries
- It causes gingivitis
- It plays an important role in dental caries (correct)
- It prevents dental caries
What is the main role of fluoride in cavity prevention?
What is the main role of fluoride in cavity prevention?
- It causes dental caries
- It helps in cavity prevention (correct)
- It promotes dental plaque formation
- It has no impact on cavity prevention
What is the primary reason for bacteria adhering to tooth surfaces?
What is the primary reason for bacteria adhering to tooth surfaces?
- Bacteria cannot adhere to tooth surfaces
- Bacteria are attracted to tooth surfaces by fluoride
- Bacteria interact with a layer of material on the tooth surface called the pellicle (correct)
- Bacteria are repelled by tooth surfaces
What is the diversity of species in dental plaque?
What is the diversity of species in dental plaque?
What is the usual state of the oral flora?
What is the usual state of the oral flora?
How many cultivable species are known to be part of the oral flora?
How many cultivable species are known to be part of the oral flora?
How many microbes per mL can saliva contain?
How many microbes per mL can saliva contain?
What is the consequence of a disturbance in the balanced oral flora?
What is the consequence of a disturbance in the balanced oral flora?
What is the role of dextran and lactic acid in dental caries?
What is the role of dextran and lactic acid in dental caries?
What is the composition of dental calculus?
What is the composition of dental calculus?
What is the primary function of biofilm in the context of dental health?
What is the primary function of biofilm in the context of dental health?
What is the significance of gingivitis in the context of oral health?
What is the significance of gingivitis in the context of oral health?
What is the primary component of the pellicle?
What is the primary component of the pellicle?
What happens if plaque is allowed to build up?
What happens if plaque is allowed to build up?
What is the role of Streptococcus mutans in dental caries?
What is the role of Streptococcus mutans in dental caries?
What is the primary factor promoting tooth decay?
What is the primary factor promoting tooth decay?
What is the purpose of anti-calculus toothpastes containing pyrophosphate compounds?
What is the purpose of anti-calculus toothpastes containing pyrophosphate compounds?
What is the result of the transition from hunter-gatherer to farming diets?
What is the result of the transition from hunter-gatherer to farming diets?
What does the enzyme glucosyltransferase (dextransucrase) produced by oral bacteria cause?
What does the enzyme glucosyltransferase (dextransucrase) produced by oral bacteria cause?
What is the primary component of dental plaque?
What is the primary component of dental plaque?
What is the primary component of calculus?
What is the primary component of calculus?
What allows bacterial products to be absorbed in calculus?
What allows bacterial products to be absorbed in calculus?
What is the result of the decline in overall oral microbial diversity over the past few hundred years?
What is the result of the decline in overall oral microbial diversity over the past few hundred years?
What is the effect of fluoride on tooth decay?
What is the effect of fluoride on tooth decay?
