Eksempler på caries

• For the experiments, 16 extracted, caries free human third molars were prepared.

• In contrast to the mandible, there are no caries or abscesses on the maxilla.

• Affected teeth tend to wear down rapidly leading to dental caries.

• Historically, artificial mouth models have been used since the end of the nineteenth century to investigate dental caries in vitro.

• The high frequency of caries likely suggests that these individuals were subsisting on a mixed diet.

• The same may be said of the relationship between diet and caries/ wear.

• Caries is formed by bacteria that are produced in dental plaque.

• For example, the amount of dental wear, frequency of caries, and calculus accretion were analyzed together because they are often related.