1) The document discusses using bacteriophages and their lysin proteins as a potential approach for dental medicine. It explores using synthetic bacteriophages engineered with lysin genes as a targeted treatment for the oral pathogen Streptococcus mutans, a primary cause of tooth decay.
2) The background provides information on dental caries as the most prevalent chronic disease. It identifies S. mutans as the most important bacteria associated with tooth decay.
3) The solution proposes engineering a synthetic bacteriophage containing a lysin gene under a strong promoter for targeted killing of S. mutans. The engineered lysin would destroy the cell wall of gram-positive S. mutans bacteria.