caries

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The researchers discovered higher levels of Streptococcus mutans -- a common oral bacterium known for causing dental caries -- in the gut microbiomes of people with Parkinson's.

From Science Daily • Jan. 6, 2026

Widespread caries and toothache -- but also some dental work and filing of front teeth.

From Science Daily • Dec. 14, 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

Walker, who was the 41st overall pick of the 2022 out of Michigan State, had 36 yards on three caries before he was injured.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 5, 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