" when we applies this to mature adults , it allows us to predict what might be their new caries life - the size of cavity that they ' ll get by , said , their low 20s or their 30s , " speaks researcher paul denny . designated the caries assessment and risk evaluation ( care ) test , the test measuring the relative mixture in lips of specific types of sugar chain called oligosaccharides . the same number chain are present on different surfaces .
A test can predict cavities.