| dental caries | <dentistry> Erosion and decay of the tooth caused by the effects of bacteria in the mouth. (27 Sep 1997) |
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| arrested dental caries | Carious lesions that have become inactive and stopped progressing; they may exhibit changes in colour and/or consistency. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| senile dental caries | Caries occurring in old age, usually interproximally and in the cementum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| superior dental branches of superior dental plexus | Branches passing from the superior dental plexus to the roots of the teeth of the upper jaw. Synonym: rami dentales superiores plexus dentalis superioris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| inferior dental branches of inferior dental plexus | Branches passing from the inferior dental plexus to the roots of the teeth of the lower jaw. Synonym: rami dentales inferiores plexus dentalis inferioris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| active caries | Microbial-induced lesions of teeth that are increasing in size. (05 Mar 2000) |
| buccal caries | Caries beginning with decay on the buccal surface of a tooth. (05 Mar 2000) |
| caries | 1. <pathology> The molecular decay or death of a bone, in which it becomes softened, discoloured and porous. It produces a chronic inflammation of the periosteum and surrounding tissues and forms a cold abscess filled with a cheesy, fetid, puslike liquid, which generally burrows through the soft parts until it opens externally by a sinus or fistula. 2. <dentistry> Another name for cavities due to tooth decay, dental caries. (18 Nov 1997) |
| radiation caries | Caries of the cervical regions of the teeth, incisal edges, and cusp tips secondary to xerostomia induced by radiation therapy to the head and neck. (05 Mar 2000) |
| recurrent caries | Caries recurring in an area due to inadequate removal of the initial decay, usually beneath a restoration or new decay at a site where caries has previously occurred. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cemental caries | <dentistry> Caries of the cementum of a tooth. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mesial caries | Caries on the tooth surface that is directed toward the median plane of the dental arch. (05 Mar 2000) |
| root caries | Dental caries involving the tooth root, cementum, or cervical area of the tooth. (12 Dec 1998) |
| root caries index | The ratio of the number of teeth with carious lesions of the root, and/or restorations of the root, to the number of teeth with exposed root surfaces. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pit and fissure caries | Caries initiated in the areas where developmental pits and fissures are located on the tooth surface. (05 Mar 2000) |
| colourimetric caries susceptibility test | A colourimetric test for determining dental caries activity or susceptibility based on the rate of acid production by acidogenic oral microorganisms (e.g., lactobacillus) in a glucose medium, using bromcresol green as the indicator, and producing a colour change from green to yellow. Synonym: colourimetric caries susceptibility test. (05 Mar 2000) |