TIM Opinion on solving the etiology of dental caries

TIM Opinion on solving the etiology of dental caries -Alex Mira and Aurea Simon-Soro discuss the diverse bacterial species involved in dental caries or tooth decay. Dental caries can be thought of as polymicrobial in nature and occurring as a dysbiosis with pathobionts. Carious lesions should be treated by restoring ecological balance to the microbial consortia.