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Systematic Approach to Identify Novel Antimicrobial and Antibiofilm Molecules from Plants' Extracts and Fractions to Prevent Dental Caries
Published on: March 31, 2021
[Dental caries as chronic disease, a new therapeutic approach]
Thomas Trentesaux1, Brigitte Sandrin-Berthon, Chantal Stuckens
1Université Paris Descartes, laboratoire d'éthique médicale et de médecine légale, 75006 Paris, France. ttrentesaux@wanadoo.fr
Abstract:
For many decades, oral health has been improving considerably in France. Caries indicators have decreased strongly. However, some "high risk" populations accumulate the majority of tooth decay. For them, health education and public health policies are inefficient. Tooth decay starts early and continues throughout their lives. Describing dental caries as a chronic pathology enables us to envisage alternative therapies, such as therapeutic patient education.
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