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Volume 6 Supplement 1

Biotechnology and Biomaterials to Reduce the Caries Epidemic

Proceedings

Edited by Rebecca L Slayton, James D Bryers, Peter Milgrom

Biotechnology and Biomaterials to Reduce the Caries Epidemic.

Seattle, USA13-15 June 2005

  1. The goal of this workshop is to develop a consensus within the biomaterials/bioengineering community for a research agenda focused on creating technologies that will address the current dental caries pandemic....

    Authors: Rebecca L Slayton, James D Bryers and Peter Milgrom
    Citation: BMC Oral Health 2006 6(Suppl 1):S1
  2. Understanding caries etiology and distribution is central to understanding potential opportunities for and likely impact of new biotechnologies and biomaterials to reduce the caries burden worldwide. This revi...

    Authors: BL Edelstein
    Citation: BMC Oral Health 2006 6(Suppl 1):S2
  3. Despite remarkable reduction in the prevalence of dental caries in the United States, dental caries is still a highly prevalent disease among children who are socially disadvantaged (racial/ethnic minority, po...

    Authors: Clemencia M Vargas and Cynthia R Ronzio
    Citation: BMC Oral Health 2006 6(Suppl 1):S3
  4. Oral health is essential to the general health and well-being of individuals and the population. Yet significant oral health disparities persist in the U.S. population because of a web of influences that inclu...

    Authors: Donald L Patrick, Rosanna Shuk Yin Lee, Michele Nucci, David Grembowski, Carol Zane Jolles and Peter Milgrom
    Citation: BMC Oral Health 2006 6(Suppl 1):S4
  5. The progression or reversal of dental caries is determined by the balance between pathological and protective factors. It is well established that a) fluoride inhibits demineralization and enhances remineraliz...

    Authors: John DB Featherstone
    Citation: BMC Oral Health 2006 6(Suppl 1):S8
  6. The human oral cavity contains a complex microbial community that, until recently, has not been well characterized. Studies using molecular tools have begun to enumerate and quantify the species residing in va...

    Authors: E Michelle L Starke, James C Smoot, Laura M Smoot, Wen-Tso Liu, Darrell P Chandler, Hyun H Lee and David A Stahl
    Citation: BMC Oral Health 2006 6(Suppl 1):S10
  7. The importance of Streptococcus mutans in the etiology of dental caries has been well documented. However, there is growing recognition that the cariogenic potential of dental plaque may be determined by the comp...

    Authors: Howard K Kuramitsu and Bing-Yan Wang
    Citation: BMC Oral Health 2006 6(Suppl 1):S11
  8. Strains of viridans group streptococci that initiate colonization of the human tooth surface typically coaggregate with each other and with Actinomyces naeslundii, another member of the developing biofilm communi...

    Authors: Yasuo Yoshida, Robert J Palmer, Jinghua Yang, Paul E Kolenbrander and John O Cisar
    Citation: BMC Oral Health 2006 6(Suppl 1):S12
  9. The presence of antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) in saliva may be a biological factor that contributes to susceptibility or resistance to caries. This manuscript will review AMPs in saliva, consider their antimic...

    Authors: Beverly A Dale, Renchuan Tao, Janet R Kimball and Richard J Jurevic
    Citation: BMC Oral Health 2006 6(Suppl 1):S13
  10. Our laboratory has developed phage lytic enzymes to prevent infection by specifically destroying disease bacteria on mucous membranes and in blood. Enzymes specific for S. pneumoniae and S. pyogenes have been dev...

    Authors: Vincent A Fischetti
    Citation: BMC Oral Health 2006 6(Suppl 1):S16
  11. Humans love the taste of sugar and the word "sweet" is used to describe not only this basic taste quality but also something that is desirable or pleasurable, e.g., la dolce vita. Although sugar or sweetened food...

    Authors: Danielle R Reed and Amanda H McDaniel
    Citation: BMC Oral Health 2006 6(Suppl 1):S17

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