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.

性环境下的优势菌例如变形链球菌杆菌，以食及其下层的本脱矿，如果不加以治疗，最终会形成空洞型龋齿。