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Healthier Teeth via Bacteria?

  • Writer: Shannon Norman-Kotre, DDS
    Shannon Norman-Kotre, DDS
  • May 26, 2016
  • 1 min read

"If A12 is a dental Superman, then S. mutans is Lex Luthor — a tooth’s archenemy. S. mutans munches on sugar, making lactic acid. The more sugar someone eats, the more S. mutans will flourish. And the more of these germs that colonize our teeth, the more lactic acid they can make."

Read more: https://student.societyforscience.org/article/newly-discovered-microbe-keeps-teeth-healthy


 
 
 

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