Cariology & Prevention Flashcards
Define dental caries
The results of a localized chemical dissolution of the tooth surface caused by metabolic events taking place in the biofilm
What can dental caries affect?
Enamel, dentin, and cementum
Define cariology
The study of dental caries, cariogenesis, and how to manage it
A gradual ___ from very low rates of dental caries through the Paleolithic, Neolithic, Bronze and Iron Ages, to a ___ through Medieval and modern times
Gradual Increase
Rapid rise
Who observed small animals in the dental plaque by a simple microscope?
Van L Leeuwenhoek
Miller suggested what theory? What did he do?
- Chemoparasitic Theory
- A multitude of microorganisms could produce acid
- 1870s
Who’s considered the father of dentistry? What did he do?
- G V Black
- Organized Black’s classification system for caries lesions
- 1860s
McKay did what?
- Described the phenomenon of Colorado Stained teeth which later became synonymous with Dental Fluorosis
- 1930s
H Dean did what?
- Observed the relation between dental fluorosis and dental caries
- 1930s-40s
Who introduced DMF index?
H Klein
What was the Vipeholm experiment? Who conducted it?
An experiment on handicapped patients to establish the relation between diet, sugar intake, and dental caries
B Krasse
P Keyes did what?
- Described the etiology of caries by means of 3 overlapping circles (Microorganisms, tooth, and food)
What is included in the caries balance?
Pathological factors
Protective factors
Pre-restorative era is associated with
Extraction
Restorative era is associated with
Replacing decayed part
