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
The white swelling of the knee, when it suppurates, comes under this species, with variety of other ulcers attended with carious bones.
From Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life by Darwin, Erasmus
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