Caufield P W, Griffen A L
Department of Oral Biology, University of Alabama School of Dentistry, Birmingham, USA.
Pediatr Clin North Am. 2000 Oct;47(5):1001-19, v. doi: 10.1016/s0031-3955(05)70255-8.
Of the infectious diseases that affect humans, dental caries may be the most prevalent. Pediatric primary medical care providers are usually the first health care providers to examine the oral cavity of a child and so need to be able to recognize suspicious dental lesions. This article provides information on recognizing caries and reviews the epidemiology, pathogenesis, and treatment of caries and odontogenic infections.
在影响人类的传染病中，龋齿可能是最为普遍的。儿科初级医疗服务提供者通常是首批检查儿童口腔的医疗服务提供者，因此需要能够识别可疑的牙齿病变。本文提供了有关龋齿识别的信息，并综述了龋齿和牙源性感染的流行病学、发病机制及治疗方法。
