Features of initial forms of caries in adult patients. Literature review

Abstract

Initial caries corresponds to the ICD-10 code – K 02.0 «enamel caries, white (chalky) spot stage» or – K 02.3 «suspended caries» in the form of a pigmented spot on the teeth. If caries in the form of a white spot is not always easy to diagnose and patients rarely seek dental care, then suspended caries is visually detected quite easily, especially with dark pigmentation, which worries patients, so the number of visits to the dentist in this pathology increases dramatically. At the same time, it can be considered that the initial caries goes through several stages in its development, which are detected during external examination in the form of a white spot or light , brown and black spots.