Question 558 · LDEK · Caries diagnosis
Indicate the correct statement about occult caries:
- A. it is a type of caries that undermines the enamel.
- B. it is a type of secondary carries situated on the proximal surface.
- C. it is a type of root caries.
- D. it is a type of caries detected using a dental probe.
- E. it most frequently develops on the lingual surface of mandibular incisors.
Hint
Hidden caries spreads in dentin beneath an apparently sound surface — think where it occurs and why a probe misses it.
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