Question

Role of host,agent and environmental factors in the epidemiology of dental caries

Answer 1

Dental caries agent factors include microorganisms with cariogenic potential; host factors include gender, race, tooth arrangement, sugar consumption, knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors; environmental factors include type of community (rural vs. urban), socioeconomic status, use of dental services and fluoride.

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Answer 2

Answer:

The host factors being a tooth, age, gender, socioeconomic factors, and lifestyle. The agent factors are oral microflora and diet. The environmental factors being saliva, the external environment being rainfall, soil consumption, trace elements, and temperature all are associated with caries occurrence.