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Number of teeth with caries
Hi All,
I'm very disappointed because of the subjectivity of every dentist in identifying the number of teeths affected with caries. 4 dentists had 4 different opinions. One said it's in just 1 teeth, 2nd said 2, 3rd said :3, 4th said : 4 teeth. Whom should I believe because according to them there is no teat to find it out, it depends on experience. I'm not sure what to do. PFA(can't attach more than 2), & please advise me what to do
P.S. I'm talking about upper teeths coz I have already got the fillings for bottom teeths
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Caries have different staging like initial (incipient) and advanced
1. Intraoral camera can help you to see
2. Caries detectors also available
Better get all caries detected, diagnosed and treated
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Dr. Arvind Mittal
Dentist
12 yrs exp
Jaipur
Hello
With the help of intraoral camera u can see the teeth condition,and with Xray we can find out the caries
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Dr. Dhiraj Kumar
Dental Surgeon
10 yrs exp
Delhi
Nowadays there are intraoral cameras in dental clinics through which mostly doctors show the lesions/cavity/intraoral pictures to the patients.
You can take the help of intraoral camera to check the number of teeth with caries.(ask your dentist gently to guide and explain/show the teeth with caries).
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