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What bacterium causes dental caries?
mutans streptococci
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What is the soft, sticky, bacterial mass that adheres to teeth?
plaque
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What mineral in the enamel makes the crystal easier to dissolve?
carbonated apatite
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The three factors necessary for the formation of dental caries are
- bateria
- fermentable carbohydrates
- susceptible tooth
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What is the term for the dissolving of calcium and phosphate from a tooth?
demineralization
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A patient with rapid and extensive formation of caries is given a diagnosis of
rampant caries
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Dental caries that occur under or adjacent to existing dental restorations is termed
recurrent caries
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How does saliva protect the teeth from dental caries?
- physical actions
- chemical action
- anibacterial actions
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