cavity, dental

cavity, dental

An area of tooth enamel destroyed by acids formed by the action of mouth bacteria on carbohydrate food particles accumulating around unbrushed teeth.
Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
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The authors have organized the thirty-five chapters that make up the main body of their text in four parts devoted to an introduction to the oral cavity, dental anatomy, oral histology and embryology, and head and neck anatomy.
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