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Incipient caries |
Beginning decay |
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Rampant caries |
Widespread or growing decay |
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Recurrent caries |
Decay occuring under or near repaired margins of tooth restorations |
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Arrested carries |
Decay showing no progressive tendencies |
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Simple cavity |
Decay involving one surface of the tooth. Usually on occlusal surface, lingual surface of maxillary incissors or lingual surface of mandibular posterior teeth |
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Compound cavity |
Decay involving two surfaces of a tooth. Usually charted as mesio-occlusal, disto-occlusal, or any two surfaces |
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Complex cavity |
Decay involving more than two surfaces of a tooth. Charted as messiocclusodistal |