Tooth decay, also known as caries, is the breakdown of teeth due to acids produced by bacteria. The resulting cavities may be a number of different colors...
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(cavities), described as "tooth decay", is an infectious disease which damages the structures of teeth. The disease can lead to pain, tooth loss, and infection...
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Remineralisation of teeth (redirect from Tooth remineralisation)
cavitation (tooth decay) or erosion (tooth wear). Tooth decay demineralization is caused by acids from bacteria in the dental plaque biofilm whilst tooth wear...
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important cause of tooth decay is the ingestion of fermentable carbohydrates.[citation needed] Tooth cavities are caused when acids dissolve tooth enamel: Enamel...
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Toothpaste (redirect from Tooth paste)
delivers active ingredients (most commonly fluoride) to help prevent tooth decay (dental caries) and gum disease (gingivitis). Due to variations in composition...
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the controlled addition of fluoride to public water supplies to reduce tooth decay. Fluoridated water maintains fluoride levels effective for cavity prevention...
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Oral hygiene (redirect from Tooth care)
disease and bad breath. The most common types of dental disease are tooth decay (cavities, dental caries) and gum diseases, including gingivitis, and...
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crowding, though this is disputed. Impacted wisdom teeth may suffer from tooth decay if oral hygiene becomes more difficult. Wisdom teeth that are partially...
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Mr. Tooth Decay is a 1976 educational album by the American heavyweight boxer Muhammad Ali. The album was recorded to raise awareness of tooth decay among...
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Toothache (redirect from Tooth ache)
Common causes include inflammation of the pulp, (usually in response to tooth decay, dental trauma, or other factors), dentin hypersensitivity, apical periodontitis...
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Sodium monofluorophosphate (section Tooth decay)
drinking water when used in concentrations between 0.1 mg/L and 500 mg/L. Tooth decay is caused by bacteria naturally present in one's mouth. These bacteria...
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Dental sealant (redirect from Tooth sealant)
simply fissure sealants) are a dental treatment intended to prevent tooth decay. Teeth have recesses on their biting surfaces; the back teeth have fissures...
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as in manual tooth conservation, use of fluoride water treatment and fluoride toothpaste, dealing with oral diseases such as tooth decay and periodontitis...
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Deciduous teeth (redirect from Tooth, deciduous)
of a tooth and possibly involves the pulp. Tooth decay in primary teeth tends to progress quite quickly and often reaches the pulp of the tooth. In cases...
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allowing bacteria to accumulate and can eventually lead to tooth decay.[citation needed] Tooth gems cannot be placed on veneers as they are too smooth....
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dental avulsion, tooth decay, and gum disease. The condition of being toothless or missing one or more teeth is called edentulism. Tooth loss has been shown...
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Sucrose (section Tooth decay)
2018-12-21. "What causes tooth decay?". Animated-teeth.com. Archived from the original on 2010-02-09. Retrieved 2010-05-05. Tooth Decay Archived 2014-10-25...
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Dentistry in ancient Rome (section Tooth decay)
Medieval Croatia suggests that rates of abscesses, caries, tooth loss, posterior teeth decay, and alveolar resorption rose during the early medieval period...
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Dental abscess (redirect from Tooth abcess)
that has accumulated in the soft, often dead, pulp of the tooth. This can be caused by tooth decay, broken teeth or extensive periodontal disease (or combinations...
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Meth mouth (category Acquired tooth disorders)
Meth mouth is a colloquial term used to describe severe tooth decay and tooth loss as well as tooth fracture, acid erosion, and other oral problems that...
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Pericoronitis (section Tooth position)
food impaction causing periodontal pain, pulpitis from dental caries (tooth decay), and acute myofascial pain in temporomandibular joint disorder. Pericoronitis...
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Dental extraction (redirect from Tooth pulling)
most commonly to remove teeth which have become unrestorable through tooth decay, periodontal disease, or dental trauma, especially when they are associated...
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Tooth whitening or tooth bleaching is the process of lightening the colour of human teeth. Whitening is often desirable when teeth become yellowed over...
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Sugar (section Tooth decay)
Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption is associated with an increased risk of tooth decay. The "empty calories" argument states that a diet high in added (or 'free')...
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teeth, it was also considered beneficial to health, as it prevented tooth decay by acting as a dental sealant. The practice of dyeing one's teeth black...
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the controlled addition of fluoride to public water supplies to reduce tooth decay, is one of the concerns of the MAHA movement. The public health practice...
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result of extensive tooth decay, however this may also occur following dental trauma or heavy drilling down of the tooth during tooth preparation prior...
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almost completely noncaloric and does not affect blood sugar or cause tooth decay. Japanese companies pioneered the commercial development of erythritol...
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for medical purposes. Fluoride supplements are recommended to prevent tooth decay in children older than six months in areas where the drinking water is...
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as cavities or tooth decay. Bacteria in the mouth use foods that contain sugar or starch to produce acids which eat away at the tooth’s structure causing...
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