Chapter 13 Introduction

Dental caries is known as: tooth decay

Dental caries (tooth decay) is described as: an infectious and communicable disease
Dental caries affects: humans of all ages, world wide
The single most common chronic disease in children is: dental caries
Incidence of childhood caries compared to childhood asthma: caries occur 5 times more
Childhood caries results in _____ missed school hours every year: more than 50 million
Root caries in many older adults is caused by: recession of the gingival tissues
Gingival recession in many older adults, may result in: root caries
Cariology includes the study of: the causes of caries, the process by which caries occurs, and the science and
practice of caries management and prevention
Since the late nineteenth century, dentists have been fighting tooth decay by: drilling out the decayed tooth
structure and filling the tooth with a restorative material.
Dentists have been fighting tooth decay by drilling out the decayed tooth structure and filling the tooth with
a restorative material since: late nineteenth century
Drilling out decayed tooth structure and filling a tooth with a restorative material is a treatment that:
eliminates decay that is already present
Drilling out decayed tooth structure and filling a tooth with a restorative material does nothing to: lower
levels of bacteria in the mouth that may cause additional caries
Today, the emphasis in fighting caries is shifting from the traditional approach of: restoring (filling) teeth to
newer strategies of managing caries by determining the risk for caries in an individual and then implementing
appropriate methods of preventing future caries.
Advances in science and new technologies have placed the emphasis on: prevention and early intervention.