1630s, from Latin caries "rottenness, decay," from Proto-Italic *kas-, usually said to be from PIE root *kere- "to injure, break apart" (cognates: Greek ker "death, destruction," Old Irish krin "withered, faded"). Related: Carious. But de Vaan writes that "semantically, caries may just as well belong to careocared 'to lack' as 'defect, state of defectiveness' ...."
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1. Meanwhile, the anti - plaque actives, anti - caries actives and anti - tartar actives are also researched.
同时对抗牙斑活性物 、 抗 龋活性物及 抗 积石活性物进行了研究.
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2. Objective To observe the curative effect of senile caries treated with FX.
目的观察FX玻璃 离子水门汀对老年龋病的治疗效果.
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3. Caries are chronic infectious diseases and the consequence of oral ecologic disequilibrium.
龋病是慢性感染性疾病,是口腔生态平衡失调的结果.
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4. Results Fluoridated milk had significant effects of remineralization , anti - demineralization and anti - caries.
利用偏光显微镜观察氟化牛奶和氟水的抗酸脱矿作用及 抗 龋作用.
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5. Dental decay, also known as dental caries, begins first inside the tooth.
