Table of contents : Dietary chemicals in relation to dental caries / Robert S. Harris -- Carbohydrates, fats and dental caries / Ward Pigman -- Amino acids, proteins and dental caries / Abraham E. Nizel -- Vitamins and dental caries / Samuel Dreizen -- Antibiotics and dental caries / Basil G. Bibby -- Other organic compounds and dental caries / Kenneth O. Madsen -- Minerals : fluorine and dental caries / Harold C. Hodge and Frank A. Smith -- Minerals : calcium and phosphorus / Robert S. Harris -- Effect of minerals on dental caries / Juan M. Navia -- Application of chemical agents for the control of dental caries / Robert C. Caldwell and Joe P. Thomas.