active caries.
surface of cavity
feels soft or leathery on gentle probing. Theremay or may not be pulpal involvement. The lesion is usually moist and grayish.
The White Spot Carious Lesions 8.
Diagnosing and Differentiating Between Active and Inactive lesions.
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Cavitated
lesion, active caries. |
Enamel/dentin cavity easily visible with the naked eye; surface of cavity
feels soft or leathery on gentle probing. There may or may not be pulpal involvement. The lesion is usually moist and grayish.
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| Cavitated
lesion, inactive caries |
Enamel/dentin cavity easily visible with the |
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This table and classification is a modification of material
found in Nyvad B, Machiulskiene V, Baelum V, Reliability of a new caries diagnostic
system differentiating between active and inactive caries lesions. Caries Res,
33:252-260, 1999.
naked eye; surface
of cavity feels hard on gentle probing, appears shiny and may have dark stain.