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Dental Caries Information

Dental caries, also called as dental cavities or tooth decay, is a kind of disease which is resulting out of entire tooth structure damage. Occurrence of dental cavities is greatly spread worldwide, and this dental caries can even lead to infections, pains, tooth loss and in some cases if severe also caused death. But the number of dental caries cases has now decreased in some developed countries, happened because of good oral hygiene and better preventive steps taken such as exposure of fluoride. In developing countries around the world this tooth decay or the dental cavities still continues to be a problem.

Causes

This dental cavities is caused because of four major factors. They are as

  • Surface of the tooth( dentine)

  • Cariogenic bacteria( potentially carries-causing)

  • Sucrose( fermentable carbohydrates)

  • Time

Dental Caries Types

Dental caries can be broadly classified into different categories based on caries location.

Two distinctions have been made between this cavities are basically found in the pits and fissures and on the smooth surfaces.

Initiation, progression and the location of these types greatly differs between each other.


Signs & Symptoms of Dental Caries

These are the common symptoms seen before caries. They are as

  • Visible holes or pits in the teeth
  • Toothache – after cold or hot foods or drinks or after sweet
  • Bad breath

How to diagnose dental caries?

Larger caries are often apparent visually, whereas smaller caries may always require examination with visible light and magnification, dental explorer, or imaging with the use of dental radiographs. Usage of laser will do vital role in diagnosis of smaller cavity cases in the fissures of teeth and in the pits.

Comments

Unknown said…
Brushing every day does more than just help keep your teeth looking pearly white. Good dental health is also the key to preventing gum, or periodontal care keeping your teeth and gums healthy takes a few basic steps. Good home dental care, regular dentist visits, a healthy diet, limiting stress and not smoking are the cornerstones of first-class dental health.
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childrendentistsca said…
Parents plays a very important role in healthy dental care of their children. They need to follow some guidelines and need to aware kids regarding dental health.

kids dental care
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