Cario Flashcards
These lesions are rough upon exploration
White spot lesions
These type of caries are found in areas where caries don’t usually occur on
rampant caries
This area has a very thin layer of enamel or none at all
Faults
This is the decay of the hard tissues of teeth
Dental caries
Caries in english is
Rot or Decay
If there is tooth caries there is a tooth cavity. True or False
False.
This is the latin phrase for Very imporant
sine qua non
What are the inorganic portion of the hard tissues of teeth and their percentages?
Enamel - 96-98%
Dentin - 60-64%
Cementum - 50%
What is the organic portion of teeth?
Protein of the teeth
These are the susceptible dental hard tissue (4)
Faults
Contact areas
Contact points
Rough surfaces and fissures other than the occlusal surface
This layer covers our teeth has live microorgranisms
Biofilm
What is a biofilm if it is devoid of live microorgranisms?
An acquired pellicle
Is caries contagious?
No.
What are the factors associated with caries?(4)
Host
Microbial flora
Substrate
TIme
Caries prognosis is _______
Expected course of dental caries
Difference between active caries and inactive caries?
Active caries is always progressing while inactive caries won’t progress.
This includes the detection and assessment of caries signs like lesions to determine presence of the disease
Caries Diagnosis
This implies that there is no signs of caries
Caries Free
This type of management should be minimally invasive and should be able to conserve the natural tooth structure
Surgical or Operative management
What are the different strategies associated with non surgical management of caries? (4)
Physical barriers
biofilm modification
Remineralization through chemotherapeutic interventions
change in patient behavior
Caries prevention is the _________ of caries
inhibition
This describes that a microorganism is able to promote caries
Cariogenic