Evolutionary genetic approaches to study the problem of dental caries.

OBJECTIVE: Introduction:This work has outlined biological aspect in dental caries. Previous research conducted during the XXth century in this direction related to genetic susceptibility of people to tooth caries and gave a positive result. The modern studies on this topic have shown if not impossibility, but the great complexity of genetic factor managing in tooth caries. The aim of the study is to analyze the occurrence of dental caries in an evolutionary aspect and to determine the possibility of using the biological scientific methods for finding the essence of caries phenomenon. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Materials and methods: The material was literary sources with information about caries, which can be used in biological methods of study. The method is the analysis of knowledge from them and their integration with other biological disciplines. CONCLUSION: Conclusions: on the basis of the analysis, in which caries was considered for a long period of human evolution, the possibility of managing the carious process, as well as the directions, that would enable a more thorough understanding of the carious phenomenon, were shown.