single most important organism in the initiation of caries

(a)  

placing mirror or light source on the lingual surface of anterior teeth and directing light through the teeth showing dark areas along the marginal ridge

(a)  

infectious microbiological disease of the hard dental tissues that results in localized dissolution and destruction of the calcified tissues of the teeth

(a)  

(a)   theory of caries which states that the microorganisms invade the organic pathways and destroy them in their advance

the most likely organism to initiate root caries

(a)  

(a)   states that dental decay is a chemico-parasitic process consisting of 2 stages: decalcfication of enamel and decalcification of dentin

caries are in the proximal surfaces of the anteriors that do not involve the incisal edge

(a)  

soft, translucent, tenaciously adherent material accumulating on the surfaces of the teeth

(a)  

a process which there is a complexion of the metal ions to form complex substance through coordinate covalent bond which results in poorly dissociated ionized compound

(a)  

when an explorer is used, there is a catch, resistance and tug-back which is called (a)