Caries
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Caries is a progressive destruction of any kind of bone structure, including the skull, ribs and other bones, or the teeth. Caries can be caused by osteomyelitis, which is a microorganism disease. A disease that involves caries is mastoiditis, an inflammation of the mastoid process, in which the bone gets eroded.
[edit] Types
Dental caries is one of many types of caries. Dental caries affects different parts of the teeth (enamel, dentin, or cementum) in the crown or the root of the tooth. Nearly all cases contain bacteria such as Streptococcus mutans and Lactobacillus, which produce lactic acid as the products responsible for the caries.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ Wolfgang Weinert in "Oral Hygiene Products" Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry, 2005, Wiley-VCH, Weinheimdoi:10.1002/14356007.a18_209
