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tooth decay

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meanings of toothand decay


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tooth
noun
uk /tuːθ/ us /tuːθ/
one of the hard, white objects in the mouth that are used for biting and chewing (= ...
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decay
noun[U]
uk /dɪˈkeɪ/ us /dɪˈkeɪ/
the process ...
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Indeed, one might legitimately ask whether, in terms of its semantics, dental is an adjective at all, given its synonymy with tooth in toothdecay.
They believed that it should be 'rendered unnecessary', because sharing shuttles either contributed to cancer of the mouth, tuberculosis, tonsillitis, phthisis, toothdecay or diphtheria.
Most of the worst districts for toothdecay were not fluoridated; a number of these are in the north-west.
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Research shows that this confers a measure of protection against toothdecay which persists throughout adult life.
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The arguments against fluoridation are substantial, far more so than the evidence that it reduces toothdecay.
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Its water supply was fluoridated in 1986; 10 years later the rate of toothdecay in five year-olds has halved.
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They do not stop to think of the most deprived sections of society who suffer the pain caused by severe toothdecay.
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Here we must be careful not to be too bemused by those glossy pamphlets which claim that fluoridation halves toothdecay.
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I absolutely accept all the expertise from doctors and dentists who say that this helps prevent toothdecay in children.
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The dental profession has played a key role in reducing toothdecay.
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The review found that the evidence showed that fluoridating water helps to reduce toothdecay.
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It is perfectly true that fluoridation of water is having a marked beneficial effect on the incidence of toothdecay.
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They have not altered my opinion that fluoridation safely and effectively reduces toothdecay, particularly in children.
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To come to the point of the order, fluoridation is a recognised method of public health care for preventing toothdecay.
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Excess of alcohol can cause cirrhosis of the liver, excess of sweet-eating or other foodstuffs can cause toothdecay and stomach upsets.
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Over the following 10 years, the amount of toothdecay in children more than halved.
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And who cares if they give children toothdecay?
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Over the following 10 years, the amount of toothdecay in children had more than halved.
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Even at a regional level, there are factor differences in the levels of toothdecay in children.
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We made particular mention of the fluoridation of water because this has been shown to be the most effective method of reducing toothdecay.
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