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Dental caries

Known as: Decay, Dental, Carious teeth, decayed teeth 
Localized destruction of the tooth surface initiated by decalcification of the enamel followed by enzymatic lysis of organic structures and leading… 
National Institutes of Health

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Caries (morphologic abnormality)Tooth Diseases

Narrower (5)

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Review
2017
Review
2017
Dental caries
Dental caries is a biofilm-mediated, sugar-driven, multifactorial, dynamic disease that results in the phasic demineralization… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Sociobehavioural risk factors in dental caries - international perspectives.
Diseases probably have their roots in a complex chain of environmental and behavioural events which are shaped by broader… 
Review
2002
Review
2002
Tobacco smoke carcinogens, DNA damage and p53 mutations in smoking-associated cancers
It is estimated that cigarette smoking kills over 1 000 000 people each year by causing lung cancer as well as many other… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
The Activation and Function of Host Matrix Metalloproteinases in Dentin Matrix Breakdown in Caries Lesions
Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are a family of enzymes which, in concert, are capable of degrading collagen. We investigated… 
Review
1996
Review
1996
Human oral microbial ecology and dental caries and periodontal diseases.
In the human oral cavity, which is an open growth system, bacteria must first adhere to a surface in order to be able to colonize… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Automatic quantification of ejection fraction from gated myocardial perfusion SPECT.
UNLABELLED We have developed a completely automatic algorithm to quantitatively measure left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF… 
Review
1994
Review
1994
Fibroblasts, myofibroblasts, and wound contraction
clinical case reconstructed by Guido Majno (1975) from the Hippocratic records describes a wrestler who visits the iatreion (out… 
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
A New, Simplified and Accurate Method for Determining Ejection Fraction with Two‐dimensional Echocardiography
A new method to determine left ventricular (LV) ejection fraction (EF) with wide‐angle, twodimensional echocardiography (2‐D echo… 
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
Reconstruction of the nigrostriatal dopamine pathway by intracerebral nigral transplants
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
Effect of controlled oral hygiene procedures on caries and periodontal disease in adults.
Abstract The present report describes the result of a clinical trial in which a group of adults have been maintained on a proper… 
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