noun
definition
The progressive destruction of bone or tooth by decay
Examples of caries in a Sentence
The studies on marginal leakage were the first indications that secondary caries was not always caused by incomplete cavity preparation.
Components contributing most to the caries process are fermentable carbohydrates including cooked starches, added or naturally occurring sugars.
Sugar substitutes Chewing gums containing sugar substitutes have been found to be effective in retarding or arresting rampant dentine caries.
Reported use of fluoride toothpaste has a consistent effect in reducing dental caries across Europe using national data.
In Shetland, however, only a quarter of the dentinal caries has been left untreated.
In this study, none of the first maxillary molars show occlusal surface caries.
They are no more likely to cause dental caries than the lactose in cows ' milk based formulas.
Results The prevalence of dental caries, particularly untreated caries, was higher in South Asian children.
Background Sugar rich drinks are a recognized risk factor in early childhood caries.
Despite the problem of root caries, it does not necessarily lead to the loss of an affected tooth.
The potential for minimal enamel removal rendering a cavity cleanable is probably greatest in smooth surface caries.
Outcome measures Loss of a tooth, caries in a tooth or loss of periodontal attachment on a tooth.
Children from lower socio-economic classes have worse dental health and higher levels of caries in their primary dentition 10,11.
Systematic analysis of dental remains focuses on caries, ante-mortem tooth loss, abcesses, calculus, and enamel hypoplasias.
A majority recognized the importance of eating patterns in relation to dental caries.
You work in a non-fluoride area with a high caries incidence.
Dentists ' ability to differentiate between patients by caries indices varied widely.
We have imaged demineralised tissue, caries lesions, restored teeth and oral mucosa and demonstrate the detection of changes in tissue microstructure.
The highest reductions in dental caries were observed in those participants using xylitol.
A knowledge of the bacteriology of scrofulous affections of bone and joints, such as caries and gelatinous degeneration, has shown that they also are tubercular diseases - that is to say, diseases due to the presence locally of the tubercle bacillus.
Phosphorous oxide is very poisonous, and is responsible for the caries set up in the jaws of those employed in the phosphorus industries (see below).
However, there is a shortage of knowledge on caries prevention and especially on the mother-child transmission mutans streptococci.
A piece of cotton wool soaked in strong carbolic acid will relieve the pain of dental caries, but is useless in other forms of toothache.
Thorough brushing by carers and the use of antibacterial gels and fluoride help to prevent dental caries and gum disease.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that dental caries are perhaps the most prevalent of infectious diseases in children.
Tooth decay, which is also called dental cavities or dental caries, is the destruction of the outer surface (enamel) of a tooth.
Baby bottle tooth decay is also called nursing-bottle caries and bottle-mouth syndrome.
Girls with Turner syndrome have an elevated prevalence rate of dental caries and such other periodontal conditions as gum disease and plaque.
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