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Review
. 2000 Jun 24;320(7251):1717-9.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7251.1717.

ABC of oral health. Dental damage, sequelae, and prevention

R Holt  1 , G Roberts, C Scully
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Review

ABC of oral health. Dental damage, sequelae, and prevention

R Holt et al. BMJ. .
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Accumulation of dental plaque close to gingival margins and around the contact areas of teeth (top). Same teeth after brushing (bottom)
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Accumulation of dental plaque close to gingival margins and around the contact areas of teeth (top). Same teeth after brushing (bottom)
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Calculus formed by calcification of plaque (top). Same teeth after calculus removed by scaling (bottom). Calculus cannot be removed by tooth brushing
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Calculus formed by calcification of plaque (top). Same teeth after calculus removed by scaling (bottom). Calculus cannot be removed by tooth brushing
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Extensive caries in an adolescent with poor oral hygiene: upper left central incisor and lower right first premolar show obvious caries with large discoloured cavities
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Extreme example of tooth erosion in patient who suffered repeated gastric regurgitation
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Caries in dentine. Initially, a brown spot with surrounding white area (second molar) is the only outward sign of a large cavity extending into the dentine (top). If untreated, the decay extends to the pulp (red central area, bottom)
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Caries in dentine. Initially, a brown spot with surrounding white area (second molar) is the only outward sign of a large cavity extending into the dentine (top). If untreated, the decay extends to the pulp (red central area, bottom)
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