That environment favors bacteria like mutans streptococci and Lactobacillus, which demineralize enamel and the dentin beneath it, and if untreated, it can eventually result in a cavitated caries lesion.

酸性环境的优势菌例如变菌和乳酸杆菌，以食牙釉质及的牙本质脱矿，如果不加以治疗，最终会成空洞型龋齿。