{"id":110,"date":"2025-03-10T22:06:55","date_gmt":"2025-03-10T22:06:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms-dental.msnordic.com\/?page_id=110"},"modified":"2025-09-25T07:54:14","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T07:54:14","slug":"caries","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cmsdental.com\/en\/patients\/caries\/","title":{"rendered":"Caries"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"110\" class=\"elementor elementor-110\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21ba163 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"21ba163\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aeef36c elementor-icon-list--layout-inline elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" 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class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"> Caries<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bdcf584 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bdcf584\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5132d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c5132d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Patients<\/span>\u00a0| Caries<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63b2f8a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"63b2f8a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f774aec e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f774aec\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d08d7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7d08d7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Caries is a disease that affects both children and adults.\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2df2934 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2df2934\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">It can be prevented and completely avoided with careful dental care.\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0372e0a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0372e0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What can you do to keep your mouth healthy?\n\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5a731b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f5a731b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThorough daily dental hygiene and dental check-ups are of course important, as is brushing with fluoride toothpaste, but this does not change the bacterial composition. You can only change the bacterial composition through dietary changes and by taking lactic acid bacteria, including ProlacSan\u00ae for the oral cavity. Lactic acid bacteria strengthen your oral cavity by affecting your biofilm and achieving a healthy bacterial balance.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb10c49 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bb10c49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Strengthen your oral cavity with ProlacSan\u00ae lactic acid bacteria.\n\n\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7b4673 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"d7b4673\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/cmsdental.com\/en\/products\/prolacsan\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">ProlacSan<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e61b311 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e61b311\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-367dbc6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"367dbc6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4c456a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d4c456a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08d627d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"08d627d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Caries\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68554b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"68554b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The biofilm that settles on teeth is also called plaque.<\/p><p>The plaque consists of about 20% bacteria while the rest is made up of a so-called &#8220;extracellular mass&#8221;, which includes decomposed food particles. Two factors are needed for caries to develop. Sugar and acid-forming bacteria in the plaque. Some bacteria can break down sugars into acids, which break down the enamel layer on the tooth. It&#8217;s a process that takes a long time. Once the enamel is broken down, the tooth bone (dentin) itself is attacked and if the process is not stopped in time, caries penetrates the nerve of the tooth and a tooth root infection develops. If this happens, there are only two treatment options, either to extract the tooth or to do a root canal. Read more about the concept of the biofilm itself<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e78a41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6e78a41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/cmsdental.com\/en\/dentists\/biofilm-control\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Biofil Control<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fe80a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"0fe80a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53a4f06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"53a4f06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Caries in adults\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1a613d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b1a613d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Most people think of caries as childhood or adolescent phenomenon. It is true that the incidence peaks among the young, but there is a peak later in life. The cases often seen are caries developing in conjunction with a previously placed filling, popularly called &#8220;secondary caries&#8221; and in other cases, caries attacks the dentin itself below the enamel line in elderly people who have a reduced gum line. This means that in these cases the bacteria skip the enamel layer and attack the dentin directly, which is of course a rapidly accelerating process.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ac8dd7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5ac8dd7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Strengthen your oral cavity with ProlacSan\u00ae lactic acid bacteria.<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2aaaa3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f2aaaa3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35e8bb3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"35e8bb3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What can you do as a patient to avoid caries?\n\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b1bc5b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1b1bc5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As already mentioned, there must be a plaque with sugar and acid-forming bacteria to develop caries. So first of all, you need to brush your teeth regularly to remove the plaque. Secondly, you can reduce your sugar intake as much as possible, both the direct sugar intake from sugar in coffee and tea, soft drinks, sweets, and cakes, and the indirect sugar intake which is in many industrially produced foods.<\/p><p>It is important to attend dental check-ups so that a caries attack is detected in time before it develops into a more aggressive attack that can cause tooth loss.<\/p><p>Another new approach is to change the composition of the bacteria in the biofilm (plaque) so that the highly acid-forming bacteria are replaced by strains of bacteria that produce almost no acid from sugars.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5f7811 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a5f7811\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/cmsdental.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/prolacsan-tabletter.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-98\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cmsdental.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/prolacsan-tabletter.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cmsdental.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/prolacsan-tabletter-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cmsdental.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/prolacsan-tabletter-768x614.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c586de6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c586de6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Read more about ProlacSan\u00ae\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c385d50 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"c385d50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/cmsdental.com\/en\/products\/prolacsan\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">ProlacSan<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53fc2f8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"53fc2f8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f72ee1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0f72ee1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d16366 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6d16366\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">FACTS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ec15a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7ec15a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Untreated caries, with an estimated 2.3 billion cases, tops the WHO list of &#8220;Global Health Burden&#8221;, costing the world community billions of dollars annually. Caries is the most common cause of tooth loss in the non-industrialized world.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home Patient Caries Patients\u00a0| Caries Caries is a disease that affects both children and adults. It can be prevented and completely avoided with careful dental care. What can you do to keep your mouth healthy? 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