root caries การใช้

• Unlike coronal or approximal caries, root caries are sensitive and not easily treated.
• Still, they are generally considered good materials to use for root caries and for sealants.
• The institutionalised elderly people show more number of caries and root caries than other elderly groups.
• This means leaving the thin outer layer of the root surface open to plaque accumulation, bacterial attack and subsequently to the development of root caries.
• Because the cementum enveloping the root surface is not nearly as durable as the enamel encasing the crown, root caries tends to progress much more rapidly than decay on other surfaces.
• The dental diseases that the elderly are particularly prone to are root caries, antihypertensives, antipsychotics, anxiolytics, etc ., lead to xerostomia, and the absence of the protective influences of saliva in the oral cavity increases the predisposition to oral disease.
• While this study initially found no statistically significant reduction in 33-month caries increment among adults at an elevated risk of developing caries, a further examination of data from this study revealed a significant reduction in the incidence of root caries in the group that received xylitol.
• In addition, because these patients usually had to be given a soft diet, the dry-mouth syndrome can, therefore, become worse as it leaves the individual highly vulnerable to rampant caries including root caries, periodontal diseases and lesions on the soft tissues of the mouth.