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Practice Reading: Multiple Choice, Multiple Answers ID: #37693 Tooth decay
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Tooth decay moves into the dentin as it progresses, decay spreads faster in the dentin than in the enamel. It tends to form a soft area of decayed material that is larger than the decayed surface of the enamel. The enamel may eventually collapse. Where it is undermined by the decay Denton. Within the Dent and lies the pulp which includes the pulp chamber and the root canals through which nerves and blood vessels enter the tooth. Untreated decay may progress from the dentin to the pulp because the pulp contains nerves. Decay that is reached the pulp often causes a toothache when decay extends into the pulp. A small sack of pus called an Abscess may form an Abscess may cause intense pain, an infection that has reached the pulp or underlying bone may also cause serious illness by spreading to other parts of the body through the blood vessels in the pulp or the jaw bone.

What may happen if untreated tooth decay progresses into the pulp?

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