A scientist from the University of California, microbiologist Wen Yuan, said that he had found a way to fight tooth decay - one of the most common diseases of the oral cavity. Caries - is the result of vital activity of bacteria Streptococcus mutans, which feed on sugar and produce acids that destroy tooth surface.
Against these bacteria scientist and his colleagues used a "very targeted antimicrobial peptides" (STAMPs), which act on the bacteria that cause tooth decay without affecting other organisms in the mouth.
This approach is fundamentally different from antibiotics, which kill all bacteria completely. Clinical "miniissledovanie", which was attended by 12 people, showed that the level of demineralization and the number of harmful bacteria, after four days of use of the drug declined.
In this regard, Wen received a grant to conduct full investigations, which will begin in 2012. And until after full investigation, dentists warn that the smaller the amount of sugar you eat, and the less time the food is sugar in the mouth, the lower the risk of caries, it is especially important for kids who love candy and soda.
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