Streptococcus Mutans

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This paper discusses the bacteria that seems to appear in research journals and media reports with ever-increasing regularity, Streptococcus mutans. It reviews of current scientific, medical, and dental professional literature and research in the quest to learn more about this cavity-causing bacterium.

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"Scientific Review Paper: Streptococcus mutans In today's world of ever-expanding scientific and medical knowledge and know-how, one small bacterium that seems to appear in research journals and media reports with ever-increasing regularity is Streptococcus mutans. This bacterium is, according to a recent report, "one of hundreds of species of bacteria that thrive in the mouth. The bacteria's normal waste product is lactic acid, which dissolves the surface of the tooth. Over time the acid makes a cavity" (Fields 48). With such importance placed upon it as the sole reason for the dentist's drill being so busy and individuals' dental health being so poor, it is obvious as to why such energy and research is spent on this tiny organism."

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