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    • How to Fight Cavities

      It's essential to fight tooth decay and keep your teeth as healthy as possible in order to keep them for a lifetime. more »

    • How to Get Rid of Cavities

      Dental cavities are also known as caries or tooth decay. With poor oral hygiene, thin and white sticky films, called plaques build up on the surface of our teeth, which will then be harbored by bacteria. As the bacteria settle on the plaque and feed from sugar and starch we are eating, they will create an acid that will cause damage... more »

    • How to Avoid Getting Cavities

      We all know that eating sweets and not brushing your teeth can cause cavities. However, many people do not realize that basic dental hygiene alone is not a foolproof way to avoid cavities. Many behaviors and eating habits contribute to oral health, and there may be some simple steps that you are not taking that could make a big... more »

    • How to Avoid Cavities Between Teeth

      Many of us are lucky and never seem to get cavities, or else when we get a cavity, it is on the surface of the tooth, so it is detected easily and early by a dentist, with minimal filling involved. However, what about those hidden cavities, the ones that you get between the teeth? If you want to try and avoid this type of cavity, then... more »

    • How to Heal Cavities Using Ozone

      Ozone therapy is a new dental innovation that actually can help heal cavities. This means that a cavity that would traditionally have required drilling and a filling might not need this procedure. Currently, there are only a handful of dentists in the US using the procedure, but the technique is quite popular in England, Germany, New... more »

    Cavities Quick Guides

    • Cavities

      Cavities are the most frequently diagnosed problems with teeth around the world and can lead to...

    • Dental Fillings

      Tooth decay caused by poor dental health can lead to deep cavities that need to be filled with a...

    • Medical & Dental Jobs

      The job of dentists and medical professionals are never done. People will always need dental...

    • Teeth Cleaning

      Regular teeth cleaning is an important part of overall dental health to prevent problems such as...

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    Cavity

    A cavity is a hole. It may refer to:
    *Dental cavity, damage to the structure of teeth
    *Body cavity, a fluid filled space in many animals where organs typically develop
    *Cavity wall, a wall consisting of two skins with a cavity.
    *Resonator, a device designed to select for waves of particular wavelengths
    ** Optical cavity, the cavity resonator of a laser
    *Cavitation, the phenomenon of partial vacuums forming in fluid, for example, in propellors
    *Cavitary pneumonia, a type of pneumonia in which a hole is formed in the lung
    *Cavity sludge metal band from Miami, Florida.

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