Smooth surface decay is a slow-growing cavity that dissolves enamel. This is the easiest type to treat and the only kind that can be reversed without professional help. Pit and fissure decay ...

But are tools such as the Diagnodent effective in determining the extent of pit-and-fissure caries prior to tooth preparation, or can they lead to overtreatment? Not effective enough, according to a ...

Pit and fissure sealants are an effective preventive ... child populations to infectious diseases affecting the oral cavity. For example, a recent study of Canadian children aged 13–14 years ...

How many times have you told your kids that if they eat too much candy they'll get a cavity? While your kids are probably familiar with this term, they may question the truth behind your ranting.