Dental caries is a chronic disease in which inorganic substances in hard tissues of teeth fall off and organic substances decompose, thus causing tooth tissue defects. Commonly known as tooth decay. Its occurrence is related to bacteria, diet, endocrine, heredity, oral hygiene and other factors.
Dental caries can occur at any age, especially in teenagers. Its etiology is complex, which is related to bacteria, sugar in food and the body's resistance to dental caries. It often occurs on tooth surfaces that are difficult to keep clean, such as punctate gaps, cracks and adjacent surfaces of teeth.
Dental caries is a chronic progressive disease, and its early symptoms are not obvious, so it is often not easy to be taken seriously and delayed treatment. If not treated early, dental caries will cause severe toothache when they reach the pulp, and then it will cause periapical periodontitis and osteomyelitis of the jaw, which will affect the whole body. Therefore, dental caries must be prevented and treated early.