Dental caries and between-meal snacks.
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Epidemiologic study of dental caries experience and between-meal eating patterns.
Dental caries has been designated as a bacterial disease, although there is no agreement as to the specific etiologic organisms involved.1 As a result of recent research, information on the mechanism of the activity of caries and the organisms concerned has been obtained. Bacteria, such as streptococcus strains, have been found to cause lesions on the smooth surfaces of animals' teeth; bacteria...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 1978
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.1.6109.361