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Caries

noun
(pl. caries)
1.
Soft decayed area in a tooth; progressive decay can lead to the death of a tooth.  Synonyms: cavity, dental caries, tooth decay.



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"Caries" Quotes from Famous Books



... made from the periphery to the brain. This was so much of a success that I threw aside chloroform and ether in removing the living nerve of a tooth with instruments instead of using arsenic; and for excavating sensitive caries in teeth, preparatory to filling, as well as many teeth extracted by it. But this was short-lived, for it led to another step. Sometimes I would inflict severe pain in cases of congested pulps or from its hasty application, or pushing it to do too much, when my patient invariably would ...
— Scientific American Supplement No. 275 • Various



Words linked to "Caries" :   decay, carious



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