Dental Caries 1 article

Dental caries is the disease process in which biofilm-driven acid exposure produces mineral loss in enamel or dentine over time. Lesion activity, cavitation, plaque and sugar exposure, risk assessment and the possibility of arrest or remineralisation determine whether prevention, monitoring or restoration is appropriate. The subject is the caries process itself, distinct from the restorative materials and techniques used once operative treatment is chosen.