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pit cavity — see pit caries, under caries … Medical dictionary
Caries — Dental cavities. Holes in the two outer layers of a tooth called the enamel and the dentin. The enamel is the outermost white hard surface and the dentin is the yellow layer just beneath enamel. Both layers serve to protect the inner living tooth … Medical dictionary
pit and fissure sealant — a dental sealant used to occlude noncarious pits and fissures on occlusal tooth surfaces, thereby preventing caries producing microorganisms and debris from entering … Medical dictionary
Dental caries — This article is about dental caries in humans. To read about dental caries in other animals, please see dental caries (non human). Dental caries Classification and external resources Destruction of a tooth by cervical decay from dental caries.… … Wikipedia
fissure cavity — a carious lesion beginning in a fissure of a tooth. See pit caries, under caries … Medical dictionary
Tooth enamel — Labeled molar Latin enamelum Code TA … Wikipedia
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Water fluoridation — Fluoridation does not affect the appearance, taste or smell of drinking water.[1] Water fluoridation is the controlled addition of fluoride to a public water supply to reduce tooth decay. Fluoridated water has flu … Wikipedia
Dental restoration — Intervention ICD 9 CM 23.2 23.4 A dental restoration or dental filling is a dental restorative ma … Wikipedia
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