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caries

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








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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

Among the caries-related parameters, root canal fillings were associated with 47, inadequate root canal fillings with 27, and caries lesions with 8 metabolic measures.

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

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

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.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" by Various


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