Caries Classification Flashcards
1
Q
Incipient Stage
A
Reversible
Still in enamel
Hasn’t passed DEJ
2
Q
Small (operative) stage
A
Caries gone into enamel
and has just started getting into DEJ (board lesion)
3
Q
Moderate Stage
A
Past DEJ
Into Dentin
Funneling out
4
Q
Extensive stage
A
Approaching pulp, so dentin tries to fight back)
Formed reparative dentin
Into pulp so the dentin is fighting back
5
Q
Types of caries by location:
Pit & Fissure Caries
A
Pits and fissures on the crown –> occlusal surfaces of posterior teeth
Buccal and lingual surfaces of molars
Lingual surface of maxillary anterior teeth (most common places but it can happen anywhere)
6
Q
Smooth surface caries
A
on crown –> on the surfaces that are pit and fissure free.
Proximal surfaces
Buccal and premolars
