Dental Caries Vaccine - It's importance in dentistry.
Dental Caries Vaccine - it's importance in dentistry. The use of dental caries Vaccine is beneficial in developing countries where dental caries prevalence has increased. The low dentist to population ratio and the lack of organized dental health care limit the possibilities of utilizing conventional caries preventive methods. Hence the use of caries Vaccine could be of a great value as a preventive adjunct in some societies and a major public health measures in others. INTRODUCTION The term “vaccine” is a Latin word which means a suspension of attenuated or killed microorganisms ( bacteria, viruses or ricketsiae)administered for the prevention, or treatment of infectious diseases. Vaccine is an immuno-biological substance designed to produce specific protection against a given disease. It stimulates the production of protective antibody and other immune mechanism. DENTAL CARIES It is an irreversible microbial disease of the calcified tissues of the teeth characterized