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.

酸性环境下的优势例如变形链球和乳酸，牙釉质及其下层的牙本质脱矿，如果不加治疗，最终会形成空洞型龋齿。