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Vaccine for Tooth Decay: an Upcoming Mode of Caries Prevention!!!


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1 Department of conservative & Endodontic dentistry, Gandhi dental college, Jaanla, Khurdha, Bhubaneswar, Orissa, India
 

S. mutants and Streptococcus sobrinus are the most closely associated organisms with dental caries. Dental caries is not a life threatening disease, so this is under progress. Active and passive immunization strategies have been developed which target key elements in the molecular pathogenesis of mutants Streptococci. Despite of increase in the decline in dental caries observed in recent, number of children remains at risk of experiencing extensive tooth decay. Along with established methods of caries prevention, caries vaccines have the potential of making a highly valuable contribution to disease control. In this article the mode of action of caries vaccine and possible methods of vaccine administration is discussed.

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Caries, Immunization, Routes of Administration
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Sumit Dash
Department of conservative & Endodontic dentistry, Gandhi dental college, Jaanla, Khurdha, Bhubaneswar, Orissa, India

Abstract


S. mutants and Streptococcus sobrinus are the most closely associated organisms with dental caries. Dental caries is not a life threatening disease, so this is under progress. Active and passive immunization strategies have been developed which target key elements in the molecular pathogenesis of mutants Streptococci. Despite of increase in the decline in dental caries observed in recent, number of children remains at risk of experiencing extensive tooth decay. Along with established methods of caries prevention, caries vaccines have the potential of making a highly valuable contribution to disease control. In this article the mode of action of caries vaccine and possible methods of vaccine administration is discussed.

Keywords


Caries, Immunization, Routes of Administration

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