Cut and crush food.Helps with speech (especially the front teeth).It gives a beautiful view of the person.It is used for self-defense (in animals).[8]

Teething is one of the characteristics of living organisms, related to the formation, arrangement and number of teeth inside the mouth within a certain age. Animals are divided according to… Read more »

Worldwide, about 2.43 billion people (36% of the population) have cavities in their permanent teeth.[10] In baby teeth it affects about 620 million people or 9% of the population.[10] The… Read more »

The use of dental sealants is a method of prevention. [119] A sealant is a thin, plastic-like layer applied to the chewing surfaces of molars to prevent food from getting… Read more »

People who eat more free sugars get more cavities, with cavities increasing exponentially with higher sugar intake. Populations with lower sugar intakes had fewer cavities. In one population, in Nigeria,… Read more »

In the Western world, the primary approach to dental hygiene is brushing and flossing. The purpose of oral hygiene is to remove and prevent the formation of plaque or biofilm[100],… Read more »

Depending on the hard tissues affected, caries may be described as involving enamel, dentin, or cementum. Early in its development, tooth decay may affect only the enamel. Once the extent… Read more »

Temporal descriptions of decay can be applied to indicate rate of progression and prior history. The term “acute” refers to a rapidly progressing condition, while “chronic” describes a condition that… Read more »

Caries can be categorized by location, etiology, rate of progression, and hard tissues affected.[91] These forms of classification can be used to distinguish a particular case of dental caries in… Read more »

The presentation of dental caries is highly variable. However, the risk factors and stages of development are similar. At first, it may appear as a small chalky area (smooth caries),… Read more »