tooth decay
collocation in Englishmeaningsoftoothanddecay
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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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(Definition oftoothanddecayfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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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 intoothdecay.
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They believed that it should be 'rendered unnecessary', because sharing shuttles either contributed to cancer of the mouth, tuberculosis, tonsillitis, phthisis,toothdecayor diphtheria.
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Most of the worst districts fortoothdecaywere not fluoridated; a number of these are in the north-west.
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Research shows that this confers a measure of protection againsttoothdecaywhich persists throughout adult life.
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The arguments against fluoridation are substantial, far more so than the evidence that it reducestoothdecay.
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Its water supply was fluoridated in 1986; 10 years later the rate oftoothdecayin 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 severetoothdecay.
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Here we must be careful not to be too bemused by those glossy pamphlets which claim that fluoridation halvestoothdecay.
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I absolutely accept all the expertise from doctors and dentists who say that this helps preventtoothdecayin children.
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The dental profession has played a key role in reducingtoothdecay.
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The review found that the evidence showed that fluoridating water helps to reducetoothdecay.
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It is perfectly true that fluoridation of water is having a marked beneficial effect on the incidence oftoothdecay.
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They have not altered my opinion that fluoridation safely and effectively reducestoothdecay, 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 preventingtoothdecay.
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Excess of alcohol can cause cirrhosis of the liver, excess of sweet-eating or other foodstuffs can causetoothdecayand stomach upsets.
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Over the following 10 years, the amount oftoothdecayin children more than halved.
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And who cares if they give childrentoothdecay?
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Over the following 10 years, the amount oftoothdecayin children had more than halved.
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Even at a regional level, there are factor differences in the levels oftoothdecayin 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 reducingtoothdecay.
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