cavities

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After brain tumors are removed, a surgeon uses the tiles to line the walls of the empty cavities.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

Police used planes, drones and thermal scanners in the investigation, the latter used "to detect concealed spaces and hidden cavities," they said.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

But employees like Derek aren’t quite as generous with their diagnosis: “They are getting cavities in their brains.”

From Slate • Apr. 9, 2026

In testing, the artificial saliva spray reduced bacterial activity and slowed tooth demineralization -- the process by which teeth lose calcium and phosphate, making them more vulnerable to cavities.

From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026

I had two cavities that were rotten to the gums.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou