Microbiology Fundamentals: A Clinical Approach
3rd Edition
ISBN: 9781259709227
Author: Marjorie Kelly Cowan Professor, Heidi Smith
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Healthy teeth are important for good nutrition and overall human health. Yet despite the fact that humans and their oral microbiome have coevolved over thousands of years, there was a vast increase in the incidence of human dental caries with the advent of Western civilization. What factor(s) are likely responsible for that?
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