<prompt> The nutrients necessary for plaque growth are considered as:Environmental determinantsEcological determinantsEpidemiological determinantsNutritional determinants  <response>: 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. 