Diseases

Root Caries

Dental caries involving the tooth root, cementum, or cervical area of the tooth.

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Abstract

Dental caries involving the tooth root, cementum, or cervical area of the tooth.

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Synonyms

5 entry terms
  • Caries, Root
  • Caries, Cervical
  • Cervical Caries
  • Cary, Cervical
  • Cervical Cary

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35 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

caries of root, cementum or cervical portion of tooth

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History Note

93

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Previous Indexing

  • Dental Caries (1966-1992)
  • Tooth Root (1966-1992)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Root Caries. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D017213. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D017213
  2. Root Caries. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18554679