For the Association of State and Territorial Dental Directors (ASTDD) Basic Screening Survey (BSS), which of the following are considered to be untreated decay?
A) Incipient lesions halfway through enamel on radiographs
B) Lesions just into the dentin on radiographs
C) Sticky, stained, contiguous grooves and fissures
D) Cavitated lesions

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For the ASTDD BSS, only cavitated lesions are considered to be untreated decay. This applies to pits and fissures as well as smooth surfaces.