Multiple choice

Directions: Read the following information and answer the given question.

Sneha and Samiksha are siblings. Sneha brushes her teeth twice a day whereas Samiksha hardly brushes once in a day. Sneha suggests her sister to do the same but she doesn’t bother, due to which she is suffering from various oral health problems.

Which of the following is a correct definition of dental decay?

  1. Gradual softening of enamel only

  2. Gradual softening of dentin only

  3. Gradual softening of enamel and dentin

  4. Gradual softening of pulp only
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Dental decay is the process where bacteria produce acids that gradually soften and destroy both the outer enamel and the underlying dentin of the tooth.

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