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Is an infectious disease caused by bacteria mostly streptococcus mutant and lactobacilli. These bacteria when gets substrate i.e carbohydrate containing foods, release acids by metabolization of refined carbohydrates and acids starts dissolving calcified structures of tooth causing demineralization and when enough minerals gets dissolved the surface of tooth breaks down and produce cavitations. Factors responsible [...]
14 year old girl came to conservative deoartment with presenting complain of mild to moderate pain on hot and cold stimulation on right mandibular first molar.A clinical examination reveals brown black discoloration and soft caries involving pits and fissures and distal marginal ridge of mandibular first molar. Tooth responds normally to vitality test. Periapical radiograph [...]