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caries

[kair-eez, -ee-eez] / ˈkɛər iz, -iˌiz /








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The findings suggest that caries, tooth infections, and toothache were common among the Viking population in Varnhem.

From Science Daily • Dec. 14, 2023

In the prospective analyses, caries was associated with 30 and bleeding on probing with 8 metabolites.

From Science Daily • Nov. 16, 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

Cavities, or caries, are the most common chronic disease in kids – five times more common than asthma and seven times more common than environmental allergies, despite being preventable.

From Salon • Oct. 16, 2022

The primary lesion is either a caseating focus in one of the bones—most often in the upper end of the humerus—or it is of the nature of caries sicca.

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




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