Dental caries is the primary cause of tooth loss and oral diseases. Dental decay is a continuous pathological process with loss of tooth minerals, demineralization, which involves the destruction of tooth structure from acids. The first sign of early active demineralization is white spot lesions (WSLs) on the tooth surface, meanwhile, subsurface active mineral decomposition.
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Assessments of caries lesion state of WSLs:
Timeframe: 1 year