why is it that you can break a piece of a tooth and it doesn’t need fixing, but if you have the tiniest cavity it has to get filled ASAP?
In: Biology
Dentin, the inner layer of tooth underneath the enamel,, is much softer than enamel.
If a cracked or broken tooth is not broken into the dentin of the tooth, it may be stable, and in, there’s not an increased chance of it developing decay.
If even a small cavity reaches the dentin, the bacteria causing the decay can make the cavity grow very quickly.
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