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What is dental caries?
What is dental caries?
- A disease that affects the gums
- A disease that affects the dental pulp (correct)
- A disease that affects the jawbone
- A disease that affects the tongue
What causes dental caries?
What causes dental caries?
- A high production of saliva
- A low production of saliva
- A low production of organic acids by bacteria
- A high production of organic acids by bacteria (correct)
What is the order in which dental caries affects the tooth tissues?
What is the order in which dental caries affects the tooth tissues?
- Pulp chamber, then enamel
- Enamel or cementum, then dentin (correct)
- Dentin, then enamel or cementum
- Enamel, then pulp chamber
