Definition of Caries. Meaning of Caries. Synonyms of Caries

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Definition of Caries

Caries
Carib Car"ib, n.; pl. Caries. [See Cannibal.] (Ethol.) A native of the Caribbee islands or the coasts of the Caribbean sea; esp., one of a tribe of Indians inhabiting a region of South America, north of the Amazon, and formerly most of the West India islands.
Caries
Caries Ca"ri*es, n.[L., decay.] (Med.) Ulceration of bone; a process in which bone disintegrates and is carried away piecemeal, as distinguished from necrosis, in which it dies in masses.

Meaning of Caries from wikipedia

- Tooth decay, also known as cavities or caries, is the breakdown of teeth due to acids produced by bacteria. The cavities may be a number of different colors...
- A caries vaccine is a vaccine to prevent and protect against tooth decay. Streptococcus mutans (S. mutans) has been identified as the major etiological...
- Early childhood caries (ECC), formerly known as nursing bottle caries, baby bottle tooth decay, night bottle mouth and night bottle caries, is a disease...
- chemical misnomer) is a topical medication used to treat and prevent dental caries (tooth decay) and relieve dentinal hy****nsitivity. It is a colorless (most...
- removed (usually as a result of dental caries or dental injuries) can still eat and chew to a certain extent. Dental caries, also known as tooth decay and cavities...
- The largest increases in the prevalence of caries have been ****ociated with diet changes. Today, caries remains one of the most common diseases throughout...
- interactions between caries, or tooth cavity, related factors. It demonstrates the caries risk graphically and shows the risk for developing new caries in the ****ure...
- Tilletia caries (synonymous with Tilletia tritici) is a basidiomycete that causes common bunt of wheat. The common names of this disease are stinking bunt...
- added to his classification system. Black's classification of Caries Lesions: class I Caries affecting pits and fissures on occlusal third of molars and...
- hypotheses are theories to explain the role of plaque bacteria in dental caries and in periodontitis. They rely heavily on the postulates of Koch (formulated...