Upto the present time, identification of the disease of caries has relied on the recognition of demineralization or cavitation on the tooth surface. Caries is a bacterial disease, and, therefore, the real beginning occurs with the introduction of a combination of specific bacterial population capable of surface demineralization, into an environment that has been modified to the extent that those particular species can flourish.Traditional observations of early detection have included visual, tactile and radiographic examination. These traditional methods are still in use in...
Upto the present time, identification of the disease of caries has relied on the recognition of demineralization or cavitation on the tooth surface....