The deposited mineral quickly hardens, completely filling the cavity.

沉积的矿物质迅速固化，将龋完全填充。

Tooth decays can be avoided by eating or drinking less sugar and starches.

少吃或少喝糖和淀粉可以避免龋。

The good news is that you can prevent tooth decay!

但我们能够防止龋发生，这的确是个好消息！

So we're checking for signs of cavities or gum inflammation.

因此，我们要检查是否有龋或龈发炎的迹象。

We're gonna look for cavities, gum disease, talk about things like whitening our teeth.

我们要检查龋、龈疾病，还要谈谈美之类的事情。

Symptoms include bleeding gums, tooth decay, rough skin, and loss of integrity of microvessels.

括龈出血、龋、皮肤粗糙和微血管完整性丧失。

The process begins with a cleaning of the cavity. This does not require power tools.

这个过程最开始是龋洞清理，不过并不需要电动工具。

All right, as a quick recap, dental caries lesions are the end result of the dental caries disease process.

得！快速回顾一下：龋是龋坏进展的最终结果。

A British company says it has developed technology that will end the need for mechanical cleaning of dental cavities.

英国一家公司表示，他们已经研究出一种不需机械清理龋的技术。

It's worth mentioning that formation of a caries lesion doesn't have to begin with the enamel of the crown.

值得一提的是龋的缺损，并不一定从冠部的釉质开始。

Alcohol can lead to an increase in Gram-positive bacteria such as Streptococcus mutans which can lead to dental caries.

饮酒会导致变异链球菌等革兰氏阳性菌的数量增多，从而引发龋。

A British company called Reminova has developed a method for speeding up this natural remineralization of early-stage cavities.

一家名叫Reminova的英国公司开发了一种能够在龋早期加速补充矿质的方法。

There are many types of bacteria that cause tooth decay; these can be Streptococcus mutans, Streptococcus sobrinus, and Lactobacillus.

引起龋的细菌有很多种，括变形链球菌、远缘链球菌和乳杆菌。

And sure, eating lots of sugary food can cause cavities that don't feel great, but that wasn't some sort of insta-cavity.

当然了，吃大量的含糖食物会导致龋，这种感觉并不好，但我在讨论的并非是龋的情况。

However, we have developed other ways of minimizing cavities besides reducing our intake of sugar and starch.

但大多数人则是 因为吃了太多糖而蛀尽管如此，我们已发展出 减少龋的各种方法。

Dentists point out that the new method is most efficient on early-stage cavities, which makes regular dental checkups essential.

科医生指出新方法对早期龋患者最为有效，对进行定期检查是非重要的。

You could just flax up the phone and find someone verneer by who caries.

你可以直接打开电话，然后找一个有龋的人。

Researchers say they are confident that the new method can be further developed for treating later-stage cavities.

研究人员称我们会对新方法进行进一步的研发，帮助其治疗晚期龋，对此我们非有信心。

Something to remember is using toothpaste without fluoride is not effective against dental caries.

需要记住的是，使用不含氟的膏对预防龋是无效的。

Symptoms of dental caries include tooth pain and sensitivity, especially when chewing or drinking something that's cold or hot, or sweet.

龋的括疼痛和敏感，尤其在咀嚼或饮用冰、热、甜的东西时。