Tooth decay (disambiguation)

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Caries (from Latin caries , 'rot', 'rot') stands for

  • Dental caries , in dentistry, the acute or chronic decay of the hard substance of the teeth
  • Bone caries (also called bone damage), in orthopedics an inflammatory disease of the bones with destruction of bone tissue, especially in the case of bone tuberculosis


Tooth decay is also

  • a spelling of the place Karyes , capital of the autonomous monastic area of ​​Athos
  • the family name of the builder Nikolaus Karies (fl. 1558–1587)


See also:

Wiktionary: Karies  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations