根面龋是一类好发于老年人的口腔常见病、多发病,在社会人口步入老龄化的今天,如何有效的防治根面龋,提高老年人生活质量,成为现阶段口腔卫生保健工作研究的重点与难点。近年来天然抑龋药物越来越多,为龋病的防治工作提供了更为广阔的空间,现就根面龋的发病机制及中药防龋机制作一综述。 Root caries is a kind of common oral diseases common in the elderly, frequently-occurring disease, aging population in the community today, how to effectively prevent root caries and improve the quality of life of the elderly, become the current oral health care work Research focus and difficulty. In recent years, more and more natural inhibition of dental caries for the prevention and treatment of dental caries provide a broader space, now the root caries pathogenesis and anti-caries mechanisms are reviewed.