{"id":4380,"date":"2025-03-31T18:12:06","date_gmt":"2025-03-31T18:12:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kidneydiseaseclinic.net\/kdc\/tooth-decay-txt\/"},"modified":"2025-03-31T18:12:06","modified_gmt":"2025-03-31T18:12:06","slug":"tooth-decay-txt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kidneydiseaseclinic.net\/kdc\/tooth-decay-txt\/","title":{"rendered":"TOOTH DECAY.txt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Also known as dental caries, tooth decay is the gradual erosion of the outer enamel of a tooth and sometimes also the inner dentin. Initial decay usually occurs on the grinding surfaces of the back teeth and areas around the gum line. <br \/>The main cause of decay is the acid produced by bacteria in plaque (a sticky deposit of food particles, dead cells, saliva, and bacteria on the surface of teeth). Early- stage decay often causes no symptoms. <br \/>Later, there may be toothache; sensitivity of the tooth to heat, cold, or sugary foods; and bad breath. Superficial decay may be treated by applying fluoride to the decayed area.<br \/> More advanced decay may need a filling or root canal treatment (removing the tooth\u2019s inner tissues, then sealing the tooth).<br \/> With very advanced decay, the tooth may need to be extracted<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Also known as dental caries, tooth decay is the gradual<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[7],"class_list":["post-4380","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog","tag-post-by-auto-php"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kidneydiseaseclinic.net\/kdc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4380","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kidneydiseaseclinic.net\/kdc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kidneydiseaseclinic.net\/kdc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kidneydiseaseclinic.net\/kdc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kidneydiseaseclinic.net\/kdc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4380"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kidneydiseaseclinic.net\/kdc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4380\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kidneydiseaseclinic.net\/kdc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4380"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kidneydiseaseclinic.net\/kdc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4380"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kidneydiseaseclinic.net\/kdc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4380"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}