Rate of Initial Proximal Caries Lesion Progression in High Caries-Risk Adults.
Researchers tracked 364 proximal caries lesions in high-risk adults over an average of 19.9 months and found approximately one-third progressed, with maxillary and distal surface lesions progressing faster than others.
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