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caries

decay, as of bone: dental caries

Not to be confused with:

carries – conveys or transports from one place to another: He carries her books home from school.

car·ies

(kâr′ēz)

1. Decay of a bone or tooth, especially dental caries.

2. (used with a pl. verb) Instances of such decay, especially dental cavities: a child with several caries.

[Latin cariēs.]

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caries

(ˈkɛəriːz)

n, pl -ies

(Pathology) progressive decay of a bone or a tooth

[C17: from Latin: decay; related to Greek kēr death]

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car•ies

(ˈkɛər iz, -iˌiz)

n., pl. -ies.

1. decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.

2. dental caries.

[1625–35; < Latin]

car′i•ous, adj.

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Noun

caries - soft decayed area in a tooth; progressive decay can lead to the death of a tooth

dental caries, tooth decay, cavity

decay - the process of gradually becoming inferior

Translations

تسوّس ، نَخْرُ العِظام

kaz

caries

Karies

carie

fogszuvasodás

tannskemmd

carie

ėduoniskariesas

kariess

karies tannråte

zubný kaz

çürükdiş çürüğü

龋齿

caries

[ˈkɛərɪiːz] NSING → caries f inv

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caries

n → Karies f

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caries

[ˈkɛərɪiːz] n (Dentistry) → carie f

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caries

(ˈkeəriiːz) noun

decay or rottenness of the teeth.

car·ies

pl. caries).

1. destrucción progresiva de tejido óseo;

2. caries dentales, pop. dientes picados;

dental carie → ___ dental;

distal ___ → ___ distal;

fissure ___ → ___ de fisura.

caries

n caries f

References in classic literature ?

This disease, like caries and many other ailments, is prevalent only among civilized races living under artificial conditions; barbarous nations breathing pure air and eating simple food enjoy immunity from its ravages.

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Keywords: Modified International Caries Detection and Assessment system, ICDAS, Decayed Missing and Filled Teeth, DMFT, Decayed Missing and Filled Surfaces, DMFS.

Despite being largely preventable, dental caries remain a global public health problem in the 21st century.

Comparing dental caries status using Modified International Caries Detection and Assessment System (ICDAS) and World Health Organization (WHO) indices among school children of Bhakkar, Pakistan

Dental caries was the most prominent dental condition in children.1 Tooth decay and the pain associated with it severely interfered with the daily activities of eating, sleeping, speaking, learning, playing, and going to school and work.2 Various studies had been conducted on the incidence of caries in children in different parts of the world and almost every study showed high incidence of caries.3-5 School provides an effective place for promoting oral health because over 1 billion children and enrolled in schools globally.6 Oral health massage can be reinforced throughout the school years, which is the most influential stage of children's lives, and during which lifelong beliefs, attitudes and skills are developed.

FREQUENCY OF DENTAL CARIES AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL CHILDREN OF NORTHWEST PAKISTAN AND THEIR TEACHERS' ORAL HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICES

Dental caries has been recently included in a group of non-communicable diseases because it is caused by behaviorally based risk factors.

Bayesian Network Modeling in Discovering Risk Factors of Dental Caries in Three-Year-Old Children

(1) ECC is acommunicable disease that may begin as presently as an infant's teeth erupt and has been outlined as "presence of 1 or more decayed (noncavitated or cavitated lesions), missing (due to caries), or filled tooth surfaces in any primary tooth in a child 71 months of age or younger".

Prevalence of Iron Deficiency Anemia in Children with Severe Early Childhood Caries

Dental caries is one of the commonest oral diseases in children affecting 60%-90% of school children.

ASSESSING CARIES STATUS ACCORDING TO THE CAST INSTRUMENT AND WHO CRITERIA IN 6-12 YEARS OLD SCHOOL CHILDREN IN SHIMLA CITY OF HIMACHAL PRADESH

Early detection and diagnosis of dental caries reduces irreversible loss of tooth structure, the treatment costs and the time needed for restoration of the teeth.

Recent Methods for Diagnosis of Dental Caries in Dentistry/Dis Hekimliginde Guncel Curuk Tani Yontemleri

The aim of caries excavation is to remove dentin contaminated by bacteria without removal of sound tooth structure, and maintain the vitality of the pulp (1).

Efficacy of removal of cariogenic bacteria and carious dentin by ablation using different modes of Er:YAG lasers

Objective: To estimate the percentage of children with low, moderate and high caries risk; and to determine the predictors of caries risk amongst 11-12 year old Pakistani school children.