Center for Dental Anesthesia patients use the word “cavity” often when discussing oral health practices. Along with teeth whitening and other cosmetic dentistry procedures, cavities are a hot topic. At Center for Dental Anesthesia we think it’s great that people in the Alexandria area are so conscious of their teeth, and we feel that having…
Cavities
The Five Stages of a Cavity
In this message from The Center for Dental Anesthesia in Alexandria VA, we discuss something about cavities you might not know. You may have heard that once tooth enamel is eroded, it’s gone forever. This is not entirely true. In the earliest stage of enamel erosion, a cavity can be reversed. There are five main…
