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What can I do to maintain good oral health?
Have a dental examination and a professional cleaning twice a year. Find problems early and you
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How does tooth sensitivity relate to cavities?
"Cavities" in this question relates to tooth decay known professionally as dental caries.
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How does plaque cause tooth decay?
Tooth decay is a bacterial disease, which destroys teeth. Teeth are 95% calcium salts and 5%
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What causes tooth decay?
Tooth decay is a bacterial disease of teeth called dental caries (pronounced the same as
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How is tooth decay treated?
Tooth decay is the destruction of tooth by a bacterial disease called dental caries. Caries
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Should I get dental work done in another country?
I have had to make major changes in crowns (bridgework) on 2 of my patients who had dental
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What can I do about white spots on my teeth?
A white spot on a tooth which is present when a tooth erupts (first enters the mouth) is an area
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Why would the inside of my mouth have areas of grey and black?
Areas of gray and black in the soft tissues attached to bone (like the gums) and unattached
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What could be causing my lips and tongue to feel numb and tingle?
A numb lip and tongue that is not caused by a food or a medication could be nothing to worry
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Does tooth decay in baby teeth affect adult teeth?
Yes. Even if the primary teeth do NOT become infected, untreated tooth decay in primary teeth
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How does tooth decay damage teeth?
Tooth decay damages teeth due to the action of bacterial plaque on the tooth's hard structure
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How can root canals be prevented?
Sometimes root canal treatment (RCT) can be prevented and sometimes it cannot. In all cases,
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What is tooth decay?
Tooth decay is the destruction of tooth by a bacterial disease called dental caries (pronounced
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