Disease ⇒ Caries {40000204} Record Keys Type:Disease Parent:[ ] Definition:Caries Details Initialisation date:[ ] Other Terms:[ ] Meta Information MedDra ID:10012318 MedDra Level:pt ICD:[ ] Category:[ ] Zone:[ ] Mechanism:[ ] Notes: [ ]Shared Reference Notes [1.1] - Some members of the genera #Porphyromonas, #Prevotella, and #Tannerella are well-known pathogens of the oral cavity, where they can notably cause #Periodontal disease and dental caries. [1.2] - #Candida-infected individuals had 2.3 times more dental caries than those without #Candida in their oral cavity [1.3] - #3,3′-Diindolylmethane (DIM), in mitigating the pathogenicity of the oral biofilm inhabiting bacterium #Streptococcus mutans, a bacterium that is considered to be a principal etiological agent in dental caries. - DIM was able to attenuate S. mutans biofilm formation by 92%. - treatment with DIM lowered extracellular polymeric substance (EPS) production and decreased its durability significantly under acidic conditions. [1.4] [#Streptococcus mutans] - #Lactobacilli inhibit the proliferation of S. mutans, a bacterium that causes dental caries [1.5] [#Candida albicans, #Fusobacterium nucleatum, #Streptococcus oralis] - The ability of C. albicans to form alliances with F. nucleatum, circumventing host defenses, and its interaction with #Streptococcus mutans, or S. oralis to exacerbate oral candidiasis or dental caries [1.6] - #Nitrate also altered oral microbiome metabolism, causing an increase in pH levels, which is beneficial to limit caries development. - acute and chronic #Nitrate exposure decreased caries-associated #Veillonella and #Streptococcus decreased . References Notes[ ]