Pediatric caries

Dental caries is a disease in which hard tooth tissue is gradually destroyed. The onset of the disease is in the crown. If not treated in time, the disease continues to develop, destroying the surface of the crown and forming a cavity, which is called dental caries. An untreated carious cavity will not heal by itself, and its development can be until the crown is completely destroyed, leaving only the root of the tooth, which eventually leads to tooth loss. Caries is a bacterial disease, so it can be secondary to pulpitis or periapical inflammation, and even cause alveolar and jaw inflammation. At the same time, secondary infections of dental caries can form focal infections that can cause or aggravate many other diseases such as arthritis, endocarditis, chronic nephritis, or eye disease.

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