Clinical trials have shown the Hall Technique to be effective, however it is not an easy, quick fix solution to the problem of carious primary molars.
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The teeth at highest risk for carious lesions are the permanent first and second molars due to length of time in oral cavity and presence of complex surface anatomy.
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"' Abfraction "'is a theoretical concept explaining a loss of tooth structure not caused by tooth decay ( non-carious cervical lesions ).
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In 1924 in London, Killian Clarke described a spherical bacterium in chains isolated from carious lesions which he called " Streptococcus " " mutans ".
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If this is kept in mind, it serves as a platform for it to be distinguished from other non-carious lesions, such as tooth-brush abrasion.
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This is significant in the formation of dental caries because increased acidity in the oral cavity amplifies the rate of demineralization of the tooth, which leads to carious lesions.
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Reversible pulpitis may not be so readily distinguishable from DH, however usually there will be some obvious sign such as a carious cavity, crack, etc . which indicates pulpitis.
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The desirable properties of glass ionomer cements make them useful materials in the restoration of carious lesions in low-stress areas such as smooth-surface and small anterior proximal cavities in primary teeth.
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Mr . Fermor describes the map of the southern part of the Peloponnesus as " a misshapen tooth fresh torn from its gum with three peninsulas jutting southward in jagged and carious roots ."
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A 2003 analysis of carious lesions while archaeological hunter-gatherers are expected to range between 0 % 14.3 % and agriculturalists range between 2.2 %-48.1 %.
