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  • 11carious — [ kɛ:rɪəs] adjective (of bones or teeth) decayed. Origin C16: from L. cariosus (see caries) …

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  • 12carious — a. Ulcerated (as a bone), decayed, mortified, rotten, putrid …

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  • 13carious — car·i·ous …

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  • 14carious — /ˈkɛəriəs/ (say kairreeuhs) adjective having caries, as teeth; decayed. {Latin cariōsus} –cariosity /kɛəriˈɒsəti/ (say kairree osuhtee), cariousness, noun …

  • 15carious — adj. (of bones or teeth) decayed. Etymology: L cariosus …

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  • 16carious osteitis — osteomyelitis …

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  • 17Dental caries — This article is about dental caries in humans. To read about dental caries in other animals, please see dental caries (non human). Dental caries Classification and external resources Destruction of a tooth by cervical decay from dental caries.… …

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  • 18Contemporary reaction to Ignaz Semmelweis — Dr. Ignaz Semmelweis discovered in 1847 that hand washing with a solution of chlorinated lime reduced the incidence of fatal childbed fever tenfold in maternity institutions. However, the reaction of his contemporaries was not positive; his… …

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  • 19Caries — Dental cavities. Holes in the two outer layers of a tooth called the enamel and the dentin. The enamel is the outermost white hard surface and the dentin is the yellow layer just beneath enamel. Both layers serve to protect the inner living tooth …

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  • 20Glass ionomer cement — A Glass Ionomer Cement (GIC) is one of a class of materials commonly used in dentistry as filling materials and luting cements. These materials are based on the reaction of silicate glass powder and polyalkeonic acid. These tooth coloured… …

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