Epidemiology and etiology of caries and periodontal. Dental caries remains a significant public health problem in the united states. Individuals with low socioeconomic status experience higher. Tooth decay is a tissuedependent process of varying etiology. Dental caries is a highly prevalent disease worldwide. It is the destruction of dental hard acellular tissue by acidic byproducts from the bacterial fermentation of dietary carbohydrates especially sucrose.
In the uk, dental caries was the fourth most common reason children were admitted to hospital in 2012. Caries, cavity or decay of a tooth, a localized disease that begins at the surface of the tooth and may progress through the dentine into the pulp cavity. Solving the etiology of dental caries sciencedirect. By age 19, 67% of children will have experienced tooth decay. For decades, the sugarfermenting, acidogenic species streptococcus mutans has been considered the main causative agent of dental caries and most diagnostic and therapeutic strategies have been targeted toward this microorganism. Caries dental y sus consecuencias clinicas relacionadas al. Caries classification dimensions of dental hygiene.
Dental caries remains a major problem, especially in eastern europe and in socioeconomically deprived groups in europe. Diet, dental caries, sugar, carbohydrates, dietetic guidelines. Van houte y col 1996 the final ph of bacteria comprising the predominant flora on sound and caries human root and enamel surfaces. Donovan this chapter presents basic definitions and information on dental caries, clinical characteristics of the caries lesion, caries risk assessment, and caries management, in the context of clinical operative dentistry. Medlineplus en espanol tambien contiene enlaces a sitios web no gubernamentales. It is defined as a transmissible disease, where infection by streptococcus mutans sm plays a fundamental role. However, recent dna and rnabased studies from carious lesions have uncovered an extraordinarily diverse ecosystem where s. Decadencia caries dental american dental association. Dental caries etiology, clinical characteristics, risk assessment, and management. Caries is caused by pathobionts present at low levels under healthy conditions. Dental caries is a highly prevalent disease in both children and adults, despite declining rates of both treated and untreated caries since the 1970s. It is the destruction of dental hard acellular tissue by acidic byproducts from the bacterial fermentation of.
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