Please select the FALSE statement regarding tooth decay.
A) Lactic acid in the mouth forms as a result of fermentation of fructose.
B) Cariogenic bacteria can ferment polysaccharides stored in granules.
C) Tooth decay never occurs if Streptococcus mutans is absent.
D) Plaque forms when oral streptococci adhere to the proteinaceous pellicle on teeth.
E) Cariogenic bacteria such as Streptococcus mutans are acidophiles.
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