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1. Cavities and tooth decay - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

   These areas in the hard surface of your teeth are tiny openings or holes due to damage from tooth decay. This can lead to pain, infection and tooth loss.

2. Cavities and tooth decay - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo Clinic

   These areas in the hard surface of your teeth are tiny openings or holes due to damage from tooth decay. This can lead to pain, infection and tooth loss.

3. Toothache: First aid - Mayo Clinic

   Tooth decay is the most common cause of toothaches for most children and adults. Bacteria that live in your mouth thrive on the sugars and starches in the ...

4. Cavities and tooth decay - Doctors and departments - Mayo Clinic

   These areas in the hard surface of your teeth are tiny openings or holes due to damage from tooth decay. This can lead to pain, infection and tooth loss.

5. Oral health: A window to your overall health - Mayo Clinic

   Without good oral hygiene, germs can reach levels that might lead to infections, such as tooth decay and gum disease. Also, certain medicines can lower the ...

6. Tooth abscess - Symptoms & causes - Mayo Clinic

   A bacterial infection at the tip of the tooth root usually occurs from an untreated dental cavity, an injury or prior dental work.

7. Mayo Clinic Q and A: Teach children importance of dental health for best protection against cavities

   Tooth decay happens when areas in the hard surface of your teeth become damaged and develop holes, or cavities. If left untreated, the holes get bigger and ...

9. Periodontitis - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

   This serious gum infection damages the soft tissue and can destroy the bone that supports your teeth. It can cause teeth to loosen or lead to tooth loss.

10. Mayo Clinic Q and A: Keeping children's teeth healthy

    Children's dental care is important. Children who have decay in their baby teeth are more likely to have decay in their adult teeth.