Root Caries

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"Root Caries" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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Dental caries involving the tooth root, cementum, or cervical area of the tooth.

Descriptor ID	D017213
MeSH Number(s)	C07.793.720.210.650
Concept/Terms	Root Caries Root Caries Caries, Root Caries, Cervical Caries, Cervical Cary, Cervical Cervical Cary Cervical Caries

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Root Caries".

Diseases [C]
Stomatognathic Diseases [C07]
Tooth Diseases [C07.793]
Tooth Demineralization [C07.793.720]
Dental Caries [C07.793.720.210]
Root Caries [C07.793.720.210.650]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Root Caries".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Root Caries".

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