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With regard to the bacterial aetiology of dental caries which of the following is true and which is false?
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a
caries is an infectious disease
b
Streptococcus mutans
can only be isolated from plaque found over white-spot lesions
c
Streptococcus sobrinus
is more common in human plaque than
Streptococcus mutans
d
lactobacilli are found in high numbers in dental plaque associated with a caries lesion
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nfants acquire
Streptococcus mutans
from their mothers within 2 weeks of being born
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