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cavity

In dentistry, decay (caries) of tooth enamel by the acids produced by mouth bacteria. Continuing decay undermines the inner tooth and attacks the nerve, causing toothache. Measures can be taken to save teeth by cleaning out the decay (drilling) and filling the tooth with a plastic substance such as silver amalgam or covering the cavity with an inlay or crown.



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Because patients with cavitary TB are likely to exhibit signs during a lung exam, TB patients are considered excellent teaching material.
Nosocomial tuberculosis in India by Blumberg, Henry M. / Emerging Infectious Diseases
CT of the chest revealed multiple cavitary pulmonary nodules throughout the pulmonary parenchyma (figure, B).
Lemierre's syndrome by Palacios, Enrique / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
Finally, the purpose of the school-based caries-screening program was to identify cavitary lesions that required treatment, not to identify noncavitary, precarious lesions.
The Association between Caries and Childhood Lead Exposure by Raubertas, Richard F. / Environmental Health Perspectives
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