A. Formation of large amount of acid
B. Availability of carbohydrate food
C. Viscosity of saliva
D. Localization of acid over tooth surface
Related Mcqs:
- Progression of dental caries caries on pit and fissure occurs from:
A. Apex of the pit and fissure
B. Wide and of the pit and fissure
C. Lateral surface of the pit and fissure
D. Bottom of the pit and fissure - Smooth surface caries is characterized by spread of caries in enamel and dentin as cones. These alignment in enamel and dentin is____________?
A. Base to base
B. Apex to base
C. Apex to apex
D. None of the above - S. mutans is involved in dental caries initiation Other bacteria also involved is______________?
A. S. Sarcinus
B. S. macae
C. S. sanguis
D. S. salivarius - Which tooth in the permanent dentition is the most susceptible to dental caries ?
A. Maxillary 1st premolar
B. Maxillary 2nd molar
C. Mandibular 1st molar
D. Mandibular 2nd molar - For a bacterium to be seriously considered in the etiology of dental caries, it must______________?
A. Exist regularly in the dental plaque
B. Produce extracellular amylopectins
C. Be lethal for gnotobiotic animals
D. Produce intracellular dextrans - Cavity formation in a tooth, due to dental caries is due to______________?
A. Destructive potential of streptococcus mutans
B. Destructive potential of lactobacillus acidophilus
C. Lateral spread of caries along DE junction and weakening of the outer covering enamel
D. Mastectomy force and unrelated to the extent of carious process - The dietary carbohydrate most likely involved in etiology of dental caries in man is____________?
A. Glucose
B. Sucrose
C. Dextran
D. Polysaccharide - Miller put forth the acidogenic theory of dental caries in the year______________?
A. 1890
B. 1920
C. 1924
D. 1980 - Chemico-parasitic theory of dental caries is proposed by______________?
A. Miller
B. G.V black
C. Gottlieb
D. Schwartz - Pioneer bacteria in dental caries are in_____________?
A. Enamel
B. Dentin
C. Pulp
D. Cementum
