The nutrients necessary for plaque growth are considered as:

Dental caries is an ecological disease in which diet, host and microbial flora interact with each other in a specific period of time in such a way which increases demineralization of the tooth structure with resultant caries formation. Ecological determinants: The ecosystem-based 'goods and services' that we get from nature are the ecological determinants of health. Among the most important of these are oxygen, water, food, nutrients, etc.