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  2. Tooth decay - Wikipedia

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    This is referred to as a white spot lesion, an incipient carious lesion, or a "micro-cavity". [13] As the lesion continues to demineralize, it can turn brown but will eventually turn into a cavitation ("cavity"). Before the cavity forms, the process is reversible, but once a cavity forms, the lost tooth structure cannot be regenerated. A lesion ...

  3. Toothache - Wikipedia

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    Tapping tooth makes worse, cleansing area may improve pain: Cleansing area can improve pain: Rest or ice makes pain better, movement and chewing make it worse: Tilting head forward, jarring movements (jumping) make pain worse Severity: Less severe than pulpitis: Severe, for short periods: Variable; pain dissipates until periapical tissue ...

  4. Remineralisation of teeth - Wikipedia

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    The cavity-prevention effect of fluoride is partly due to these surface effects, which occur during and after tooth eruption. [17] Fluoride interferes with the process of tooth decay as fluoride intake during the period of enamel development for up to 7 years of age; the fluoride alters the structure of the developing enamel making it more ...

  5. Does Oil Pulling for Teeth Actually Work? Dentists Explain ...

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    Oil pulling is believed to help with conditions like gum disease, cavities, and sensitive teeth through its purported ability to remove plaque, bacteria, and toxins, but more research is needed in ...

  6. Atraumatic restorative treatment - Wikipedia

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    The filling seals the cavity preventing food debris and dental plaque stagnating inside the cavity. It also promotes remineralisation of the dental tissues affected by decay. When the cavity is sealed any decay and bacteria that has been left on the floor of the cavity cannot get access to oxygen and sugar and will not continue. [citation needed]

  7. According To Experts, Middle-Class Americans May Soon Find ...

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    To get a deeper understanding of the rising cost of these daily things, Bored Panda got in touch with Madhura, who was a student of economics and also has over 2 years of experience working in the ...

  8. Pulpitis - Wikipedia

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    Test cavity preparation is a last resort as this method is considered invasive and irreversible. It is also unlikely that this procedure would provide any more information than thermal and electric pulp sensibility tests. Therefore, test cavities are not generally used in practice as a means of testing pulp sensibility. [18]

  9. IUD Insertion Pain Is Borderline Unbearable. This New Tool ...

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    Maybe the doctor had to try three or four times to place the device, and the bleeding wouldn’t stop. They might tell you it was the worst thing they’ve ever endured, even worse than childbirth ...