Question

Dental caries is defined as an infectious disease of microbial origin which is related to every specialty of dentistry in one or the other way.

Answer 1

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Dental caries is an irreversible microbial process of teeth characterized by demineralisation of inorganic structure and destruction of organic structures of teeth which often leads to cavitation.
The latest studies says, dental caries is reversible at an early stage, if controlled.
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