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# Caries, pulp and tooth wear

How caries forms, its classification, early childhood caries, pulpitis, pulp necrosis and tooth wear.

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- [**Classifying caries: by site, depth and activity** Caries is described by where it is (Black's classes), how deep it goes (ICDAS) and whether it is…](https://durgical.com/en/dentistry/classifying-caries-by-site-depth-and-activity/)
- [**Early childhood caries** Caries in babies and toddlers starts on the upper front teeth, linked to sweet drinks and night…](https://durgical.com/en/dentistry/early-childhood-caries/)
- [**How caries forms: biofilm, sugar and demineralisation** Caries is not just a hole: it is a slow, reversible loss of mineral caused by acid from bacteria…](https://durgical.com/en/dentistry/how-caries-forms-biofilm-sugar-and-demineralisation/)
- [**Pulp necrosis, apical periodontitis and the dental abscess** When the tooth nerve dies, bacteria fill the root canal and inflame the bone at the root tip](https://durgical.com/en/dentistry/pulp-necrosis-apical-periodontitis-and-the-dental-abscess/)
- [**Pulpitis: reversible or irreversible** Pulpitis is inflammation of the tooth nerve](https://durgical.com/en/dentistry/pulpitis-reversible-or-irreversible/)
- [**Tooth wear and sensitivity: erosion, attrition, abrasion and bruxism** Teeth wear away not only from decay but from acid, grinding and hard brushing](https://durgical.com/en/dentistry/tooth-wear-and-sensitivity-erosion-attrition-abrasion-and-bruxism/)

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