SciShow: How Close Are We to Cavity-Proof Teeth?

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Content of the Lesson: SciShow is supported by Brilliant.org. Go to https://Brilliant.org/SciShow to get 20% off of an annual Premium subscription. There’s nothing fun about getting a cavity! It can feel like there’s not much you can do to prevent them, but researchers are working on several ways to tackle their main cause so we can create a cavity-free world! Hosted by: Michael Aranda SciShow has a spinoff podcast! It's called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at http://www.scishowtangents.org ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for helping us keep SciShow free for everyone forever: Eric Jensen, Matt Curls, Sam Buck, Christopher R Boucher, Avi Yashchin, Adam Brainard, Greg, Alex Hackman, Sam Lutfi, D.A. Noe, Piya Shedden, Scott Satovsky Jr, Charles Southerland, Patrick D. Ashmore, charles george, Kevin Bealer, Chris Peters ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow Tumblr: http://scishow.tumblr.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/thescishow ---------- Sources: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC373078/pdf/microrev00055-0005.pdf https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0002817714614355 https://aem.asm.org/content/82/7/2187 https://www.karger.com/Article/Pdf/330510 https://www.cdc.gov/oralhealth/basics/index.html https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10266-019-00458-y Images: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Streptococcus_mutans_01.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pit-and-Fissure-Caries-GIF.gif https://www.videoblocks.com/video/sick-cartoon-tooth-brushing-hygiene-dental-animation-hd-hxlhzte6fqjja28xhp https://www.istockphoto.com/vector/cute-cartoon-tooth-character-with-shield-head-protection-and-toothbrush-with-gm695343612-128652537 https://www.istockphoto.com/vector/funny-mouth-collection-gm642195082-116415681 https://www.istockphoto.com/vector/cartoon-tooth-decay-problem-gm1168319457-322541015 https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/unhealthy-senior-woman-touch-cheek-suffering-from-toothache-gm1174414112-326620767 https://www.istockphoto.com/vector/teeth-care-gm528057774-92894735 https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/dentist-inspecting-the-teeth-gm618324564-107532573 https://www.istockphoto.com/vector/vector-molecular-structures-of-amino-acids-isolated-on-white-set-gm654276186-119021367 https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/man-pouring-mouthwash-from-bottle-into-cap-in-bathroom-closeup-teeth-care-gm1130636126-299085527


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