DENTAL CARIES

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does dental caries mean? 

• DENTAL CARIES (noun)
  The noun DENTAL CARIES has 1 sense:

1. soft decayed area in a tooth; progressive decay can lead to the death of a tooth

  Familiarity information: DENTAL CARIES used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DENTAL CARIES (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Soft decayed area in a tooth; progressive decay can lead to the death of a tooth

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Synonyms:

caries; cavity; dental caries; tooth decay

Hypernyms ("dental caries" is a kind of...):

decay (the process of gradually becoming inferior)

 Context examples 

Low incidence of dental caries.

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