Dental caries
It is a multifaceted disease involving teeth host factors of saliva and microflora and the external factors of diet. In it, unique strains of bacteria accumulate on the enamel surface where they release acidic and proteolytic products that demineralize the surface and digest the organic matrix.
Types of caries
- Pit and fissure caries
- Smooth surface caries
- Cemental caries
- Recurrent caries
Acute caries
- Also known as ramapant caries
- Progress at a high rate
- Common in children and young adults
- Teeth have large pulpal chambers and short and wide tubules with slight sclerosis
- Patient has diet high in refined carbohydrate
Chronic caries
- Common in old people
- Teeth have small pulp chambers
- Less tubular dentin is present
- More sclerosis is present
- There is secondary and tertiary dentin
- Less severe pain
