1.Which researchers demonstrated that animals kept in a germ-free environment did not develop dental caries despite being fed a diet high in carbohydrates?
2.How does Streptococcus mutans initiate dental caries formation?
3.What effect does ammonia have on plaque development?
4.Where do the initial bacteria responsible for dental caries primarily colonize?
5.Who introduced the chemico-parasitic theory explaining the cause of dental caries?
6.What is the characteristic of saliva's acid buffering capacity in a person without dental caries?
7.Which structure primarily promotes the sideways progression of dental caries?
8.Regarding dental caries, which of the following statements is incorrect?
9.What factor primarily influences the initiation of dental caries?
10.In which year did Miller propose the acidogenic theory related to dental caries?
11.Which of the following statements about turbid dentin in a carious tooth is NOT true?
12.Which of the following is the least likely to cause dental caries?
13.During the initial phase of a dental carious lesion, which component is primarily lost?
14.At what pH level does the onset of dental caries typically occur?
15.Which type of dietary carbohydrate is primarily associated with the development of dental caries in humans?
16.What is the correct sequence of microscopic zones observed in dentinal caries starting from the dentino-enamel junction?
17.Which bacterial species is primarily linked to the development of dental caries?
18.Which element listed below is known to promote the development of dental caries?
19.Which microorganism is responsible for causing smooth surface dental caries?
20.Why is starch regarded as less likely to cause dental caries compared to monosaccharides and disaccharides?