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Chapter 13 vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| CAMBRA | Caries management by risk assessment |
| Caries | The infectious disease process of tooth decay |
| Carious Lesion | White spots, brown spots, and decay on tooth surfaces |
| Cavitation | Formation of a cavity or whole |
| Demineralization | Loss of minerals from the tooth |
| Early Childhood caries (ECC) | decay in any primary teeth |
| Frementable carbohydrates | simple carbs, such as sucrose, fructose, lactose and glucose |
| Fluoride | Mineral to make teeth more resistant to decay |
| Incipient | Tooth decay that is beginning to form or become apparent |
| Lactobacilli | Bacteria that produce lactic acid from carbohydrates associated with causing dental carries |
| Mutans streptococci | Type of bacteria primarily responsible for dental carries |
| oral biofilm | also called plaque, a highly organized complex of microorganisms that adheres to surfaces where moisture and nutrients are available |
| pellicle | thin film coating of salivary materials deposited on tooth surfaces |
| plaque | soft deposit on teeth that consists of organized complex of bacteria and bacterial by-products |
| rempant caries | decay that develops rapidly and is widespread throughout the mouth |
| remineralization | replacement of minerals in the tooth |
| xerostomia | dryness of the mouth caused by reduction of saliva |
| xylitol | ingredient in chewing gum that has an antibacterial effect aginst decay-causing bacteria |
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