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Dental caries

March 13, 2008 By Varun 1 Comment

Dental caries is commonly called tooth decay. Definition:Dental Caries is an irreversible microbial disease of the calcified tissues of the teeth, characterized by de-mineralization of the inorganic portion and destruction of the organic substance of the tooth. Dental caries is mainly of 4 types : Smooth Surface caries. Pit and Fissure caries. Root Surface Caries [...]

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Definitions – Bacteria, Plaque and Arches

March 9, 2008 By Varun 2 Comments

1) Commensal bacteria : It is the mutual relationship between organisms of 2 different species in which one organism is slightly benefited and the other is not affected by the others presence . The 2 organisms can be divided as Host and the other is the commensal as they stay in the body of the [...]