caries

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"With the advent of fluoridated toothpaste, other countries without fluoride in the drinking water have similar caries occurrence as the US."

From Salon • Aug. 27, 2024

Of the adults' teeth, 13% were affected by caries -- often at the roots.

From Science Daily • Dec. 14, 2023

Several individuals had caries severe enough to have caused tooth pain, and the authors noted a few cases of tooth abrasion that were likely intentional modifications intended to lessen tooth pain.

From Science Daily • Dec. 13, 2023

The capsule caries a precious cargo - a handful of dust grabbed from asteroid Bennu, a mountain-sized space rock that promises to inform the most profound of questions: Where do we come from?

From BBC • Sep. 21, 2023

Dental caries is a process of disintegration which begins in the enamel of a tooth—usually in the region of its neck—and gradually extends through the dentine till the pulp cavity is reached.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander