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Where do caries come from?

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Let’s start with what tooth decay is. At some point, dental caries was defined as “The disease of the calcified structures of the tooth (enamel, cementum, dentin).

In 2010, a study was conducted with a group of mothers. Mothers care about their children, but the mother lacks and doubts her knowledge of proper tooth cleaning. But mothers were still able to identify certain important factors that contribute to tooth decay, such as sugar intake and poor oral hygiene. Because tooth decay is a disease caused by many factors.

Once you have cavities you have to treat them and depending on how advanced the disease is, the dentist will tell you what can be done in each case.

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