{"id":158,"date":"2015-07-19T08:02:54","date_gmt":"2015-07-19T13:02:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/caringdentists.com\/blog\/?p=158"},"modified":"2015-11-27T20:34:48","modified_gmt":"2015-11-28T01:34:48","slug":"cavities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.caringdentists.com\/blog\/cavities\/","title":{"rendered":"Cavities"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Cavities are permanently damaged areas in the hard surface of your teeth that develop into tiny openings or holes. Cavities, also called tooth decay or caries, are caused by a combination of factors, including bacteria in your mouth, frequent snacking, sipping sugary drinks, and not cleaning your teeth well.\u00a0Cavities and tooth decay are among the world’s most common health problems.<\/p>\n

If cavities aren’t treated, they get larger and affect deeper layers of your teeth. They can lead to severe toothache, infection and tooth loss. Regular dental visits and good brushing and flossing habits are your best protection against cavities and tooth decay.<\/p>\n

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Some examples of Dr. Gentry fixing \u00a0<\/strong>patient’s dental cavities:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Decay, upper back molar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Decay cleaned out<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Composite restoration placed<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Decayed premolar tooth<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Opened up to reveal deep decay<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Decay removed<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Matrix band placed<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Finished restorations<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Decay on sides of teeth extending under the gums<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Decay removed and teeth restored<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Cavities are permanently damaged areas in the hard surface of your teeth that develop into tiny openings or holes. Cavities, also called tooth decay or caries, are caused by a combination of factors, including bacteria in your mouth, frequent snacking, sipping sugary drinks, and not cleaning your teeth well.\u00a0Cavities and tooth decay are among the … Continue reading Cavities<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[11,32,29,28,33,31,30,10,12,15,17,18,16],"class_list":["post-158","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cavities","tag-arlington","tag-caries","tag-cavities","tag-cavity","tag-composite-restorations","tag-decay","tag-dental","tag-dentist","tag-dr-gentry","tag-northern-virginia","tag-philip-gentry","tag-tooth-bonding","tag-virginia"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.caringdentists.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/158","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.caringdentists.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.caringdentists.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.caringdentists.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.caringdentists.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=158"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.caringdentists.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/158\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":720,"href":"https:\/\/www.caringdentists.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/158\/revisions\/720"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.caringdentists.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=158"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.caringdentists.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=158"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.caringdentists.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=158"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}