Assertion: lactic acid | /r/CapableOf | break down the enamel of the tooth
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text: There are hundreds of bacteria in the oral cavity but researchers has identified that lactic acid fermentation caused by the bacterium Streptococcus mutans is the major cause of tooth decay as it lives on sugar and produces the lactic acid which breaks down the enamel of the tooth, (Pollack, 2004; internet 5).