Cavities are an Infectious Disease

"We can make an incredible change in people's lives, take patients out of pain, take people who can't chew and give them smiles."

That's Dr. Steven C. Steinberg's, of the American Dental Association, take on a new seminar program concerning the "modern knowledge of caries," and what it can do for dentists and patients.

Dr. Steinberg says the "A New Paradigm for the Treatment of Dental Caries” program will help dentists "treat the whole person, not just the hole."

Treating tooth decay as an infectious disease is a not new way to think about dental caries, but one whose time has come. Tooth decay is transferred from person to person and tooth to tooth by bacterial infection.
You can “catch” the decay causing bacteria from someone who has active tooth decay in their mouth.   And decay in one tooth in your mouth can easily spread to other teeth in your mouth by the cavity-causing germs.

Concern for the dental health of your significant other not only is an loving expression of caring but also shows a proper and healthy regard for one's own protection.

When your Love last had a dental examination is a bit of data that it would be prudent to know, since cavities and gum problems are catching. 

The seminar will focus on diagnosis, including risk and activity levels, as well as treatment options.   The newer choices of how to treat decay include an innoculation to prevent the cavity-causing bacteria from flourishing in the mouth.

For more information on what causes tooth decay and how to control it click here.