carious

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But other experts are critical of the Diagnodent and other early detection devices because they identify areas on teeth that aren't actually carious lesions.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 29, 2011

Nuwer's so-called cavities, he concluded, had actually been "incipient carious lesions," a form of early stage decay that some dentists call "microcavities."

From Seattle Times • Nov. 29, 2011

But other experts are critical of the Diagnodent and other early-detection devices because they identify areas on teeth that aren’t actually carious lesions.

From New York Times • Nov. 28, 2011

Ms. Nuwer’s so-called cavities, he concluded, had actually been “incipient carious lesions,” a form of early-stage decay that some dentists call “microcavities.”

From New York Times • Nov. 28, 2011

Even in this great age of pseudo-scientific enlightenment, we do not have a carious tooth extracted until it aches, though we have a front tooth cleaned and stopped on the first appearance of decay.

From A Poor Man's House by Reynolds, Stephen Sydney