TY - JOUR
T1 - Caries prevention by biofilm control
T2 - Newer frontiers in management
AU - Sridhar, Sowmya
AU - Suprabha, Baranya Shrikrishna
AU - Rao, Arathi
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019, Indian Journal of Public Health Research and Development. All rights reserved.
PY - 2019/4/1
Y1 - 2019/4/1
N2 - Since the advent of the Ecological plaque hypothesis of caries etiology, concepts in the prevention and control of caries have changed drastically. These contemporary approaches aim at modifying the existing biofilm and neutralize the environmental factors that may predispose to the creation of disease. This review discusses the need for such approaches in the long-term prevention of caries and also provides a bird’s-eye view to the clinician on the various strategies available for the same.
AB - Since the advent of the Ecological plaque hypothesis of caries etiology, concepts in the prevention and control of caries have changed drastically. These contemporary approaches aim at modifying the existing biofilm and neutralize the environmental factors that may predispose to the creation of disease. This review discusses the need for such approaches in the long-term prevention of caries and also provides a bird’s-eye view to the clinician on the various strategies available for the same.
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U2 - 10.5958/0976-5506.2019.00702.2
DO - 10.5958/0976-5506.2019.00702.2
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85064171319
SN - 0976-0245
VL - 10
SP - 267
EP - 271
JO - Indian Journal of Public Health Research and Development
JF - Indian Journal of Public Health Research and Development
IS - 4
ER -
