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Tooth decay

Deformation of teeth due to acids produced by bacteria

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionAug 18, 2026
Entity authoritySource title only
Source-derived summary

Tooth decay, also known as caries, is the breakdown of teeth due to acids produced by bacteria. The resulting dental cavities may be many different colors, from yellow to black. Symptoms may include pain and difficulty eating. Complications may include periodontal disease, tooth loss, infection, or dental abscess formation. Tooth regeneration is a field of ongoing stem cell-based study that aims to find methods to reverse the effects of decay; current treatments are limited to symptom management.

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The public source identifies “Tooth decay” as deformation of teeth due to acids produced by bacteria. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Tooth, decay and Deformation.

Editorial reviewA dependable orientation record for establishing vocabulary, names and a first evidence trail. The current 77-word lead offers orientation but no explicit four-digit date, so chronology should not be assumed. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Tooth, decay and Deformation providing the first useful test.
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This entry incorporates text from “Tooth decay” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.