Bacterium, fungus team up to cause virulent tooth decay in toddlers
Thursday, March 13, 2014 - 04:32
in Health & Medicine
Early childhood caries, a highly aggressive and painful form of tooth decay that frequently occurs in preschool children, especially from backgrounds of poverty, may result from a nefarious partnership between a bacterium and a fungus, according to new research. The resulting tooth decay can be so severe that treatment frequently requires surgery -- in the operating room.