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VIPEHOLM DENTAL STUDIES – A REVIEW AND ANALYSIS
Dr. Sanvritti Manjrekar*, Ethan Do and Kimlyn Do
ABSTRACT
Humans, throughout time, has fallen victim to the afflictions of dental carries (DC), or more commonly known as tooth decay. With a history of over a million years,[1] dental carries have been observed since the Paleolithic and Mesolithic ages.[1] The word 'caries' originates from a Latin word which means 'rotten'.[2] While this rotten appearance of teeth was unknown, numerous myths regarding the cause of caries arose over the years. The most common belief was that dental caries were caused by “tooth worms”. This idea was rejected by the Pierre Fauchard who is today known as the “Father of Modern Dentistry”. [3] Overtime, information was discovered about this disease, including the treatment, prevention, and complications of dental caries.
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