dental decay

collocation in English

meaningsofdentalanddecay

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dental
adjective
uk
/ˈden.təl/us
/ˈden.t̬əl/
relating to ...
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decay
noun[U]
uk
/dɪˈkeɪ/us
/dɪˈkeɪ/
the process ...
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(Definition ofdentalanddecayfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The addition of a very small amount of fluoride to drinking water in appropriate localities likewise prevents or reducesdentaldecay, but on this matter there has been considerable resistance.
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The report drew attention to children's eating sweets and snacks between meals as one the major causes ofdentaldecay.
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Dentaldecayis not caused by lack of fluoride.
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It is this which is the active agent in preventingdentaldecay.
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The fluoridation of water supplies is a far more effective preventive measure againstdentaldecay.
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Evidence from around the world has proved conclusively that water fluoridation reducesdentaldecay.
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However, caries—dentaldecay—usually begins in the first 16 years of life.
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Secondly,dentaldecayis due to errors in diet and not to lack of fluoridation in drinking water.
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This report provides further evidence of the efficacy of fluoridation of water supplies in protecting children againstdentaldecay.
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I shall continue to commend fluoridation of water supplies to health authorities as the most effective measure againstdentaldecay.
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In other words, children unlucky enough to havedentaldecaycan have as many as six, seven, eight, nine or 10 decayed teeth.
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Fluoridation is recognised as a safe and effective means of preventingdentaldecay.
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He came to the conclusion that it did not preventdentaldecayand, at most, only postponed the incidence of it for some three years.
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Despite reductions in the levels ofdentaldecay, the instance ofdentaldecayis still too high.
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However, experience has shown that fluoridation is the most effective and economical means of protecting the whole community againstdentaldecay.
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However, experience has shown that no other method is as effective or as economical as fluoridation in protecting the whole community againstdentaldecay.
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Nor does fluoridation protect public health, asdentaldecayis neither infectious nor contagious.
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One part per million of fluoride in drinking water in temperate climate areas is the optimum for protecting the teeth againstdentaldecay.
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That is why proposals are made to fluoridate the water supply in areas with highdentaldecay.
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Dentaldecayis a serious health problem in this country.
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