What Are Incipient Dental Caries?
Dental caries, or tooth decay, is the most common chronic disease that people experience, so taking care of your teeth is an important part of taking care of yourself. When caught early, tooth decay can be stopped and even reversed.
Incipient dental caries are the earliest stages of tooth decay, happening when the enamel of your tooth starts to lose minerals. If you catch caries at this stage, remineralization treatments can often reverse the decay and protect your tooth.
This article will cover what incipient dental caries are, how to identify them, how to manage them, and, most importantly, how to prevent them.