dental caries

1. 1.

   soft decayed area in a tooth; progressive decay can lead to the death of a tooth

   Synonymscavitycariestooth decay

   Broaderdecay

Questions about dental caries

What does dental caries mean?

dental caries means "soft decayed area in a tooth; progressive decay can lead to the death of a tooth".

What is another word for dental caries?

Close synonyms include cavity, caries, tooth decay. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.