Tooth decay (IMAGE)

Indiana University School of Medicine

Tooth decay

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The dark stained decay is irreversible loss of tooth tissue that must be repaired with dental treatment. The white patch on the tooth is an earlier stage of decay which can be stopped without drilling and filling.

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Andréa Ferreira Zandoná, DDS, PhD, Indiana University School of Dentistry

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Photo credit to Andréa Ferreira Zandoná, DDS, PhD, Indiana University School of Dentistry

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