Dental cavities, the most prevalent oral disease of modern civilization

Dental cavities or caries is one of the most common oral diseases of today. There is not a lot of those who, at least once in a lifetime, did not have a dental cavity. This oral disease is common in children and adults, and is caused by numerous factors. It all starts with our eating habits, regularity of oral hygiene and visits to a dentist, which if we ignore, can lead to the creation of this unpleasant appearance on the teeth.

Causes and progress of dental cavities

During daily food intake, bacteria along with saliva accumulate food particles on the surface of the tooth in the form of plaque. The emergence of caries is influenced by sweet and sticky food, which interacts with bacteria in the mouth and creates acid which then attacks the enamel (outer tooth surface). The acid that is formed, in contact with the teeth, gradually destroys plaque and dental enamel, creating long-term caries which causes teeth decay.

The caries attacks the tooth enamel, and if not removed at the very beginning, it begins to destroy the inside of the tooth and eventually reaches the dentine which is then gradually damaged.

Timely removal of the caries is extremely important and can prevent serious damage to the teeth caused by caries such as: nerve and root decay. The sooner it is removed, the sooner it will stop to spread towards the deeper layers of the tooth.

Sometimes we are not aware of the severity of caries until it becomes extensive and deep, with unpleasant pain and inevitable influence on smile aesthetics. In these cases, removal and reconstruction of the enamel and dentin damaged by caries requires careful treatment so that the emergence of new caries would be stopped and natural appearance and complete functionality of the tooth could be restored.

In dental center Orto-Nova painless removal of caries with local anesthesia is performed. Cavities are treated with precise aesthetic fillings using cutting-edge materials, which enables us to perfectly reconstruct the tooth without changing its color.

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