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Misconceptions: Everyone gets cavities

June 1, 2023

No, they don't. But it's among the many misconceptions and half-truths people think about cavities. Here, Dr. David Rice sets the record straight.

David R. Rice, DDS, Chief editor

Cavities … it’s the one thing about teeth that everyone has heard of or experienced. But besides the fact that they can hurt and that you don’t want them—what do you really know?

We dentists hear so many misconceptions, and now it’s time to set the record straight on cavities—does everyone get them eventually? Are they always painful? Are they actually contagious?

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About the Author

David R. Rice, DDS | Chief editor

Founder of the nation’s largest student and new-dentist community, igniteDDS, David R. Rice, DDS, travels the world speaking, writing, and connecting today’s top young dentists with tomorrow’s most successful dental practices. He is the editorial director of DentistryIQ and leads a team-centered restorative and implant practice in East Amherst, New York. With 27 years of practice in the books, Dr. Rice is trained at the Pankey Institute, the Dawson Academy, Spear Education, and most prolifically at the school of hard knocks. Contact him at [email protected].

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