Dental caries

Dental cavities (caries dentis) - a pathological process in which a loss of hard tissue minerals and softening with subsequent formation of cavities.
According to statistics from different countries, the prevalence of dental caries among children and adult population ranges from 85 to 98%. In Poland 90% of school children affected by caries in the Czech Republic - 64-76%, in Britain and the U.S. - 98%. In Russia, caries of the teeth of the population is 80%.