carious
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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 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
The eyes appeared red and suffused; a carious tooth was then extracted, which caused her to moan slightly.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, No. 382, October 1847 by Various
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