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cavity: soft decayed area in a tooth; progressive decay can lead to the death of a tooth
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Tooth decay is the commonly known term for dental caries, an infectious, transmissible, disease caused by bacteria. The damage done to teeth by this disease is commonly known as cavities. Tooth decay can cause pain and lead to infections in surrounding tissues and tooth loss if not treated properly.
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Caries or 'tooth decay' is a disease of the hard structure of the teeth caused by various bacteria in the mouth. For caries to form, the bacteria which are present in PLAQUE need to have sugars from food, and need to be present long enough on the tooth surface to cause DEMINERALIZATION ie to cause a reduction in the amount of, for example, Calcium, in the structure of the tooth. ...
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an active process of tooth destruction resulting from interactions between teeth, food, and bacteria
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Caries.
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