(n.) Ulceration of bone; a process in which bone disintegrates and is carried away piecemeal, as distinguished from necrosis, in which it dies in masses.
Example Sentences:
(1) A total of 555 caries lesions were registered on proximal surfaces, 49.1% being primary lesions in the enamel, 21.4% primary lesions into the dentin and 29.5% secondary lesions.
(2) Caries-related bacteriological and biochemical factors were studied in 12 persons with low and 11 persons with normal salivary-secretion rates before and after a four-week period of frequent mouthrinses with 10% sorbitol solution (adaptation period).
(3) This paper reports, principally, the caries results of the first three surveys of 5, 12 and 5-year-olds undertaken at the end of 1987, 1988 and 1989, respectively.
(4) The most striking feature of some industrialized countries is a dramatic reduction of the prevalence of dental caries among school-aged children.
(5) Furthermore, the effect of immunization was examined in monkeys previously given fluoride in their diet and which had developed a low incidence of dental caries when offered a human type of diet containing about 15 per cent sucrose.
(6) If salt fluoridation could also be generalized, caries levels could be reduced to a fraction of their initial values.
(7) of age and based upon information about the dietary habits of the child could thus be of value to prevent caries in the preschool child.
(8) No significant differences were found in caries or gingival indices, in oral habits or prophylactic measures between the two groups.
(9) The combined prevention of caries was conductive to improved treatment quality which was accounted for by a 1.5 to 2-fold reduction in the rate of disorders in marginal contact with filling material and secondary caries.
(10) Caries also developed in rats inoculated with reference S. mutans strains BHTR and FAIR (type b) that had been maintained in the laboratories for many years.
(11) In spite of low fluoride content in their water supply, the findings revealed a generally low prevalence of caries experience (DMFT 1.26).
(12) Immunologic deficiency of congenitally athymic rats can lead to a greater infection level with mutans streptococci and increased dental caries.
(13) It was shown that: although the oral hygiene level was very low and no dental treatments were performed, caries level was very low--although gingivitis rate was high, advanced periodontitis rate was low--the frequency of interincisive diastema (one subject out of 4 in the 15-19 age group), the progressive decline of tooth cutting, a traditional practice, in town people but the large extent of cola use (one adult out of two).
(14) No clear population trends were seen in dental disease incidence except for cemental caries which were found among Copper and Bronze Age remains.
(15) By scoring every section of a tooth in this way, an overview was obtained of the location of all caries lesions in the occlusal surface.
(16) The aim of this program is to prevent dental caries by a weekly mouthrinsing by elementary school students.
(17) Root surface caries was expressed as total areas affected and as a percentage of the exposed root surface.
(18) Shaping and fine working of restorations necessitated by cervical lesions, abrasions at the necks of teeth, or root surface caries can often be arduous to complete.
(19) Oral complications consist of mucositis, salivary gland dysfunction, loss of resiliency of perioral tissues, periodontal disease, and caries.
(20) Significantly more remineralization was observed in enamel samples treated with the toothpaste containing 2,500 ppm F compared to that containing 1500 ppm F. This result is consistent with the outcome of a recent caries clinical trial testing the same toothpastes and finding enhanced anticaries efficacy from the higher fluoride level.
Cavies
Definition:
(pl. ) of Cavy
Example Sentences:
(1) Twenty-five patients with metastatic (n = 9) or locally advanced or locoregional bladder cancer with a poor prognosis (n = 16) were treated with M-CAVI.
(2) On a swinging-table acceleration values were measured in Pirbright cavies; at first this was done under a defence reaction of the muscles, and in second experiment under maximum muscular relaxation.
(3) The mean areas after treatment were step-back technique, 17.33 mm2; Cavi-Endo technique, 15.87 mm2; Canal Master technique, 13.56 mm2; and balanced force technique, 17.31 mm2.
(4) A Phase II trial with a new regimen of methotrexate, carboplatin, and vinblastine (M-CAVI) was conducted for patients with bladder cancer who could not receive cisplatin-based chemotherapy.
(5) Substantial reduction in dentin permeability was obtained with all of the products tested (Microjoin, Cavi-Line, and Universal).
(6) Ultrasonic disruption of mycobacteria to be injected as "challenge" markedly increases the intensity of the consequent 24-48 h reaction and subsequent fibrosis in Freund adjuvant-sensitized cavies and has an apparently inhibiting effect on the extent of subsequent granuloma formation with marked reduction of the density of epithelioid cells.
(7) This in vitro study evaluated the pattern of dentine removal when an ultrasonically energized file (Cavi-Endo-size 25 file) was applied to flat surfaces of dentine under standardized conditions.
(8) The distal root canals of mandibular molars, divided into three groups of four teeth each, were prepared according to the following techniques: manual (serial), ultrasonic (Cavi-Endo), and automated (Canal Finder).
(9) Dentin Adhesit, Cavi-Line and Kavite Lak cavity varnishes were applied to the walls of prepared Class V cavities in fifty-two caries free extracted molar teeth before placing amalgam fillings.
(10) This study compared the effectiveness of a potassium oxalate solution (DDS) with three other cavity liners (Copalite, Cavi-Line, Prisma Universal Bond) and a no-liner control in reducing microleakage under amalgam restorations.
(11) The smear layer was somewhat reduced by the Cavi-Endo, using a syringe and needle, but without the integrated spray.
(12) After routine endodontic access and canal length determination, one of the mesial root canals was instrumented using tap water and one of the following instrumentation methods: (a) hand instrumentation; (b) ultrasonic instrumentation with the Cavi-Endo unit; (c) ultrasonic instrumentation with the Enac unit; (d) sonic instrumentation with the Medidenta unit; and (e) sonic instrumentation with the Endostar 5 unit.
(13) This paper describes a longitudinal study of endodontic simulations for senior dental students which employ latent image, computer-assisted video interactive (CAVI), and computer text instruction (CTI).
(14) Curved canals in resin blocks and in natural teeth were ultrasonically instrumented using the Cavi-Endo unit at power setting 1.
(15) A case of subcutaneous facial emphysema secondary to use of the Cavi-Jet air polishing system is reported.
(16) The incidence of fracture of Cavi-Endo ultrasonic K-files during ultrasonic root canal preparation was evaluated.
(17) These findings may be of relevance in aiding controlled root canal preparation when using the Cavi-Endo instrument.
(18) Vinyl polysiloxane impressions of the instrumented surfaces revealed characteristic patterns consisting of a series of oblique crests, similar to those observed in a previous study using the Cavi-Endo.
(19) For 2 min of instrumentation, the original adaptation of the Shaper on the Cavi-Med gave the highest activity.
(20) Thus diseases may appear as an explosive outbreak in a group of cavies kept under uniform conditions while a single animal may be exposed to amateur management (Townsend 1975) and suffer in consequence.