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Dental caries
Cárie dentária
CategoryDefinition
The dental caries process begins with the loss of calcium ions from the surface apatite crystals that form the bulk of the three calcified dental tissues. Under normal circumstances, this loss of calcium (demineralization) is compensated by the uptake of calcium (remineralization) from the tooth’s microenvironment. This dynamic process of demineralization and remineralization takes place more or less continually and equally in a favourable oral environment. In an unfavourable environment, the remineralization rate does not sufficiently neutralize the rate of demineralization and caries occurs.
Inclusions
- Dental decay
Index Terms
Dental cariesDental decaycarious teethdental cavitysaprodontiateeth decayedtooth cariestooth decayPrimary dental cariesEarly childhood cariesECC - [early childhood caries]Baby bottle tooth decayNursing carienight bottle mouthSecondary dental cariesCaries limited to enameldental caries confined to enameldental caries limited to enamelenamel cariessimple dental cariessimple dental cavityinitial carieswhite spot lesions of teethAcute enamel dental cariesacute enamel cariesCaries of dentinedental caries extending into dentinedentine cariesdentin cariesAcute dentine dental cariesacute dentin cariesChronic dentine dental carieschronic dentin cariesCaries with pulp exposurePulpal decayCaries of cementumcementum cariesdental caries of root surfaceroot cariesroot surface cariescemental cariesCaries of infancy associated with breast feedingCaries of infancy associated with bottle feedingArrested dental cariesarrested cementum cariesOdontoclasiaLinear enamel cariesMelanodontoclasiaInfantile melanodontia