Infections of Teeth and Bone
Sana Rasheed
Akhtar Saeed Medical and Dental College, Lahore, Pakistan.
,Definition Although dental
Dental caries is a multifaceted disease involving interplay caries is restricted to the hard tissue of th
among the teeth, the oral host factors of saliva and enamel, dentin, and cementum,
microflora, and the external factor of diet.
if left untreated, the process will
Bacteria accumulate on the enamel surface, where they ultimately penetrate through the pulpal
elaborate acidic and proteolytic products that demineralize canal beyond the tooth into the adjacent
the surface and digest its organic matrix. soft tissue, where it will initiate
a painful and destructive inflammatory
reaction.
In this location it may spread into the
marrow spaces of the bone and possibly
the soft tissues and muscles of
the face and neck.
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Sana Rasheed
Akhtar Saeed Medical and Dental College, Lahore, Pakistan.
,Definition Although dental
Dental caries is a multifaceted disease involving interplay caries is restricted to the hard tissue of th
among the teeth, the oral host factors of saliva and enamel, dentin, and cementum,
microflora, and the external factor of diet.
if left untreated, the process will
Bacteria accumulate on the enamel surface, where they ultimately penetrate through the pulpal
elaborate acidic and proteolytic products that demineralize canal beyond the tooth into the adjacent
the surface and digest its organic matrix. soft tissue, where it will initiate
a painful and destructive inflammatory
reaction.
In this location it may spread into the
marrow spaces of the bone and possibly
the soft tissues and muscles of
the face and neck.
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