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cariogenicity

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car·i·o·ge·nic·i·ty (kâr--j-ns-t)
n.
The quality of being conducive to cariogenesis.
cariogenicity (ker´ēōjnis´itē),
n the ability of a substance to induce or potentiate the formation of dental caries.
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Biology, immunology and cariogenicity of Streptococcus mutans and dental caries prevention.
Antimicrobial activity of Rheedia brasiliensis and 7-epiclusianone ... by Almeida, L.S.B.; Murata, R.M.; Yatsuda, R.; Santos, M.H. Dos; Nagem, T.J.; Alencar, S.M.; Koo, H.; R / Phytomedicine: International Journal of Phytotherapy & Phytopharmacology
25) Although monosaccharides (glucose and fructose) and disaccharides (lactose, maltose and sucrose) can all be metabolized by cariogenic bacteria, (27) the actual cariogenicity of foods and beverages varies considerably (Table II).
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Havenaar, "Microbial Investigations on the Cariogenicity of the Sugar Subsitute Lactitol," unpublished report from the Department of Preventive Dentistry and Oral Microbiology, University of Utrecht, the Netherlands (1976).
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