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Definition of Dental caries

1. Noun. Soft decayed area in a tooth; progressive decay can lead to the death of a tooth.

Definition of Dental caries

1. Noun. tooth decay; a disease of the teeth resulting in damage to tooth structure. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Dental caries

1. Erosion and decay of the tooth caused by the effects of bacteria in the mouth. (27 Sep 1997)

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Literary usage of Dental caries

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1. The Practitioner by Gale Group, ProQuest Information and Learning Company (1884)
"THE first part of this work gives a very clear account of our present knowledge of the aetiology and pathology of dental caries, and the most important ..."

2. Guide To Clinical Preventive Services by U. S. Preventive Services Task Force (1989)
"The use of fluoride tablets for the prevention of dental caries. ... International Workshop on Fluorides and dental caries Reductions. ..."

3. Nutrition and Clinical Dietetics by Herbert Swift Carter, Paul Edward Howe, Howard Harris Mason (1921)
"dental caries. It is common knowledge that dental caries is on the increase, and although it is also true that more attention is given to the teeth than ..."

4. Surgery, Gynecology & Obstetrics by American College of Surgeons, Franklin H. Martin Memorial Foundation (1914)
"Certain it is that savage races who are relatively immune from dental caries are almost equally free from septal deviations. Nasal obstruction may itself be ..."

5. Dominion Dental Journal (1906)
"It consists of two main features—the problem of susceptibility and immunity to dental caries, and the cause and prevention of dental caries. ..."

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