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  2. Tooth decay - Wikipedia

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    Tooth decay, also known as cavities or caries, [a] is the breakdown of teeth due to acids produced by bacteria. [6] The cavities may be a number of different colors, from yellow to black. [ 1 ] Symptoms may include pain and difficulty eating.

  3. Decay-missing-filled index - Wikipedia

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    This index is based on in-field clinical examination of individuals by using a probe, mirror and cotton rolls, and simply counts the number of decayed, missing (due to caries only) and restored teeth. Another version proposed in 1931 [1] counts each affected surface, yielding a decayed, missing, and filled surfaces (DMFS) index. Statistics are ...

  4. List of medical roots, suffixes and prefixes - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of roots, suffixes, and prefixes used in medical terminology, their meanings, and their etymologies. Most of them are combining forms in Neo-Latin and hence international scientific vocabulary. There are a few general rules about how they combine.

  5. Odontogenic infection - Wikipedia

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    The term is derived from odonto-(Ancient Greek: ὀδούς, odoús – 'tooth') and -genic (Ancient Greek: -γενής, -γενῶς; -genḗs, -genôs – 'birth'). The most common causes for odontogenic infection to be established are dental caries, deep fillings, failed root canal treatments, periodontal disease, and pericoronitis. [ 2 ]

  6. Glossary of dentistry - Wikipedia

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    The term anterior teeth refers to incisors and canines, as opposed to premolars and molars, which are posterior teeth. [1] Apical The direction toward the root tip(s) or apex(es) of a tooth (the apices), as opposed to coronal, which refers to the direction toward the crown. It may also refer to something relating to the roots, such as apical ...

  7. Early childhood caries - Wikipedia

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    Early childhood caries (ECC), formerly known as nursing bottle caries, baby bottle tooth decay, night bottle mouth and night bottle caries, is a disease that affects teeth in children aged between birth and 71 months.

  8. Periapical periodontitis - Wikipedia

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    It is a likely outcome of untreated dental caries (tooth decay), and in such cases it can be considered a sequela in the natural history of tooth decay, irreversible pulpitis and pulpal necrosis. Other causes can include occlusal trauma due to 'high spots' after restoration work, extrusion from the tooth of root filling material, or bacterial ...

  9. Toothache - Wikipedia

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    The belief that tooth decay and dental pain is caused by tooth worms is found in ancient India, Egypt, Japan, and China, [9] and persists until the Age of Enlightenment. Although toothache is an ancient problem, [55]: 48–52 it is thought that ancient people suffered less dental decay due to a lack of refined sugars in their diet.