Lecture 1 (Part I - Caries Etiology, Pathogenesis and modifying factors of Dental Caries) Flashcards
an infectious microbiological disease of the teeth that results in localized dissolution and destruction of calcified tissues.
Dental Caries (Then)
Dental caries is a biofilm-mediated, sugar-driven, multifactorial, dynamic disease that results in the phasic demineralization and remineralization of dental hard tissues.
Dental Caries (Now)
The balance between pathological and protective factors influences the initiation and progression of caries.
Dental Caries (Now)
Dental caries is a ____, ____, ____, ____ that results in the phasic demineralization and remineralization of dental hard tissues.
- biofilm-mediated
- sugar-driven
- multifactorial
- dynamic disease
It is a biofilm-mediated, sugar-driven, multifactorial, dynamic disease that results in the phasic demineralization and remineralization of dental hard tissues.
Dental Caries
is the name of the disease.
Dental Caries
is the symptom of the disease.
The caries lesion or cavitation
The management at the ____ is inadequate and would lead only to recurrence and ultimately to tooth loss.
Lesion Level
Treat the ____ (person/individual level), not the ____ which is just a symptom of the disease.
Treat the disease (person/individual level), not the lesion which is just a symptom of the disease.
Treat the disease (in what level: ____), not the lesion which is just a symptom of the disease.
person/individual level
a complex disease.
Caries
____ and ____ should be done at the tooth, person and community levels.
Prevention and management
Prevention and management should be done at the tooth, ____ and____ levels.
person and community levels.
FACTORS INVOLVED IN THE CAUSATION OF DENTAL CARIES:
- Oral microorganism in the biofilm
- Host (tooth, oral fluids, genes)
- Substate (cariogenicity of consumed
carbohydrates, oral clearance, eating frequency and
food detergency) - Significant length of time for the 3 factors to interact
- tooth
- oral fluids
- genes
Host
- Cariogenicity of consumed
- carbohydrates
- oral clearance
- eating frequency
- food detergency
Substrate
Pathogenesis of dental caries involves disturbances in two types of ____/____ that exists in the oral cavity
homeostasis/ physiological equilibrium
Pathogenesis of dental caries involves disturbances in two types of homeostasis/ physiological equilibrium that exists in the oral cavity:
- Disruption of microbial homeostasis in the ‘biofilm’
- Disruption of the mineral homeostasis between the tooth and the oral fluid
Disruption of microbial homeostasis in the ____.
biofilm
Disruption of the mineral homeostasis between the ____ and ____.
tooth and the oral fluid
A ____ is defined as the population or community of bacteria living in organized structures at an interface between a solid and liquid
biofilm
Age
Tooth
Exposure to fluoride
Tooth
Tooth/surface morphology
Tooth
Root surface exposure
Tooth
Quantity/Flow rate
Oral fluid/saliva
Quality/Buffering capacity
Oral fluid/saliva
common clinical sites of caries initiation
Tooth
Base of pits and fissures
Tooth
Root Surfaces
Tooth
Smooth enamel surfaces that shelter plaque
Tooth
areas cervical to the contact areas
Tooth
distal surface of most posterior tooth
Tooth
areas cervical to the heights of contour on the facial and lingual
Tooth
Chronically low salivary flow rate is one of the strongest indicators of increased caries risk
Host Salivary Factors
Chronically ____ is one of the strongest indicators of increased caries risk
low salivary flow rate
SALIVA: NATURE’S ANTICARIES AGENT
- Bacterial Clearance
- Buffers
- Remineralization
flushes planktonic bacteria
Bacterial Clearance
Bacterial clearance flushes ____ bacteria
planktonic
Bacterial Clearance direct ____ activity