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Person > Healthy > Disease > Tooth decay

Preferred term

2.5.2.4Tooth decay  

Definition

  • Use this domain for words related to tooth decay.

Broader concept

Scope note

  • What words are used to describe a tooth that has gone bad? tooth decay, cavity, loose, rotten, gingivitis. What words refer to the pain caused by a bad tooth? toothache. What words refer to losing a tooth? lose a tooth, knock out, missing. What words refer to removing a tooth? extract a tooth, pull a tooth, have a tooth out, extraction. What words refer to fixing a tooth? fill, filling, drill, cap, root canal. What words refer to false teeth? false teeth, dentures. What words refer to a person who treats bad teeth? dentist, oral surgeon, dentistry.

Notation

  • 2.5.2.4

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