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History
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Cause
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Treatment
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Diagnosis
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Key facts & relationships
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- Causes
- Bacteria producing acid from food debris
- Complications
- Inflammation around the tooth, tooth loss, infection or abscess formation
- Duration
- Long term
- Frequency
- 3.6 billion (2016)
- Medication
- Paracetamol (acetaminophen), ibuprofen
- Other names
- Dental cavities, dental caries, cavities, caries
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Overview
- Latin
- Teeth
- Acid
- Bacteria
- Periodontal disease
- Tooth loss
- Infection Odontogenic infection
- Dental abscess
- Tooth regeneration
- Stem cell-based Stem-cell therapy
- Hard tissues Hard tissue
- Enamel Tooth enamel
- Dentin
- Cementum
- Simple sugars Simple sugar
- Tooth remineralization
- Saliva
- Diabetes mellitus
- Sjögren syndrome
- Psychostimulants
- Antihistamines
- Antidepressants Antidepressant
- Poverty
- Oral hygiene
- Gums
- Gingival recession
- Brushing one's teeth
- Flossing
- Water Water fluoridation
- Salt
Signs and symptoms
- Lesion
- Demineralization of enamel Demineralization (physiology)
- Enamel Enamel organ
- Dentinal tubules
- Fracture Bone fracture
- Toothache
- Bad breath Halitosis
- Soft tissues Soft tissue
- Cavernous sinus thrombosis
- Ludwig angina Ludwig's angina
Cause
- Carbohydrates Carbohydrate
- Sucrose
- Adherence Adhesion
- Plaque Dental plaque
- Buffering capacity
- Biofilm
- Lactic acid
- Fermentable Fermentation (food)
- Fructose
- Glucose
- Streptococcus mutans
- Streptococcus sobrinus
- Lactobacilli Lactobacillus
- Disease
- Infection
- Oral bacteria Oral ecology
- Species
- Fermentation
- Lactobacillus acidophilus
- Actinomyces spp. Actinomyces
- Nocardia spp.
- Occlusal Occlusion (dentistry)
- Molar Molar (tooth)
- Premolar
- Gingiva
- Kiss
- Pre-masticated Premastication
- Glycolytic
- Remineralization Remineralisation of teeth
- Neutralized Neutralization (chemistry)
Pathophysiology
- Pellicle Dental pellicle
- Enamel rods Enamel rod
- Tooth formation Animal tooth development
- Ameloblasts Ameloblast
- Enamel formation Amelogenesis
- Produced Dentinogenesis
- Odontoblasts Odontoblast
- Tertiary dentin
Diagnosis
- X-rays Radiography
- Diagnosis Medical diagnosis
- Dental mirror Mouth mirror
- Explorer Dental explorer
- Radiographs
- X-rays X-ray
- Tactile Tactition
- Fluoride treatment Fluoride therapy
- Differential diagnosis
- Dental fluorosis
- Hypoplasia
- Laser speckle image Speckle pattern
- Baby bottle caries Early childhood caries
- Baby bottle
- Deciduous Deciduous teeth
- Tooth resorption Root resorption
- Amorphous calcium phosphate
- Dental sealant
Prevention
- Flossing Dental floss
- Sulcus Gingival sulcus
- Interdental brushes Interdental brush
- Water picks Water pick
- Arginine
- Dental hygienist
- Bitewing
- Teeth cleaning twigs Teeth cleaning twig
- Miswaks Miswak
- Free sugars Free sugar
- American Dental Association
- Xylitol
- Chewing gum
- Fluoride
- Silver diammine fluoride
- Vaccines Caries vaccine
Treatment
- Immunoglobulin Y
- Stepwise caries removal Pulp capping
- Local anesthetics Local anesthetic
- Nitrous oxide
- Dental handpiece Dental drill
- Pulp Pulp (tooth)
- Air abrasion
- Sand blasting
- Amalgam Amalgam (dentistry)
- Composite Dental composite
- Resin
- Glass ionomer cement
- Porcelain Dental porcelain
- Gold Gold (element)
- Crown Crown (dentistry)
- Hall Technique
- Endodontic therapy
- Gutta percha
- Extraction Extraction (dental)
- Wisdom teeth
Epidemiology
- Chronic Chronic (medicine)
- Asthma
- Australia
- Nepal
- Sweden
- Costa Rica
- Slovakia
- DMF (decay/missing/filled) index Decay-missing-filled index
- Bacterial vaginosis
History
- Hominins Hominin
- Paranthropus
- Prehistory
- Skulls Human skull
- Neolithic
- Paleolithic
- Mesolithic
- South Asia
- Evidence
- Sumerian Sumerian language
- Tooth worm
- India History of India
- Egypt History of Egypt
- Japan History of Japan
- China History of China
- Pakistan
- Ebers Papyrus
- Egyptian Egypt
- Assyria
- Inflammation
- Roman Empire
- Greco-Roman civilization
- Bronze Age
- Iron Age
- Middle Ages
- Sugar cane
- Bloodletting
- Barber surgeons Barber surgeon
- Saint Apollonia
- Maize
General and cited sources
- ISBN ISBN (identifier)
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Map overview Semantic statistics
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Nodes259
Edges258
Triples95
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.007722
Components1
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Tooth decay
Top relations
related to history · 12
Tooth decay → Archaeological, Khok Phanom Di, Mesolithic, Neolithic, Over, Paleolithic, Paranthropus, Skulls, South Asia, Thailand, The, There
related to Other measures · 12
Tooth decay → Calcium, Dental, Fluoride, High-concentration, Low-concentration, Sealants, Standard, Streptococcus, The, Therefore, This, Topical
related to Other factors · 11
Tooth decay → As, Examples, Medications, Moreover, Radiation, Sjögren, Stimulants, Tetrahydrocannabinol, THC, This, United States
related to Classification · 10
Tooth decay → Black, Caries, Class, II, III, In, IV, The, These, VI
related to Early childhood caries · 8
Tooth decay → Another, Early, ECC, If, Problems, Rampant, The, This
related to Cause · 7
Tooth decay → Certain, Dental, Four, However, The, This, Tooth
related to Oral hygiene · 4
Tooth decay → Additional, The, When, While
Causes · 1
Tooth decay → Bacteria producing acid from food debris
Complications · 1
Tooth decay → Inflammation around the tooth, tooth loss, infection or abscess formation
Duration · 1
Tooth decay → Long term
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Important terminology
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Entity relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples
Extracted RDF-like relationships with confidence and source. The table includes structured facts and lower-confidence contextual relations.| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tooth decay | Causes | Bacteria producing acid from food debris | 1.00 | infobox |
| Tooth decay | Complications | Inflammation around the tooth, tooth loss, infection or abscess formation | 1.00 | infobox |
| Tooth decay | Duration | Long term | 1.00 | infobox |
| Tooth decay | Frequency | 3.6 billion (2016) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Tooth decay | Medication | Paracetamol (acetaminophen), ibuprofen | 1.00 | infobox |
| Tooth decay | Other names | Dental cavities, dental caries, cavities, caries | 1.00 | infobox |
| Tooth decay | Prevention | Low-sugar diet, tooth brushing, fluoride, dental flossing | 1.00 | infobox |
| Tooth decay | Pronunciation | Caries /ˈkɛəriːz/ | 1.00 | infobox |
| Tooth decay | Risk factors | Diet high in simple sugar, diabetes mellitus, Sjögren syndrome, medications that decrease saliva | 1.00 | infobox |
| Tooth decay | Specialty | Dentistry | 1.00 | infobox |
| Tooth decay | Symptoms | Pain, tooth loss, difficulty eating | 1.00 | infobox |
| Tooth decay | is a | ancient disease dating far into prehistory | 0.90 | text |
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