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Caries

Identifying and definitional attributes

Metadata item type:Help on this termGlossary Item
METEOR identifier:Help on this term551229
Registration status:Help on this term
  • Indigenous, Standard 08/10/2014
Definition:Help on this term

Dental caries, or dental decay, is a common disease, which causes cavities and discoloration of both permanent and "baby" teeth. As the disease progresses in a tooth it becomes weaker and its nerve may be damaged.

Source and reference attributes

Reference documents:Help on this termAustralian Dental Association Inc 2002. Frequently Asked Questions, Dental caries. Sydney, Australia. Viewed 25/02/2014, http://www.ada.org.au/faqs/faq,documentid,26781,category,Dental_Caries.aspx

Relational attributes

Metadata items which use this glossary item:Help on this term
Closing the Gap in the Northern Territory: Dental Services DSS, 2011
  • Indigenous, Standard 08/10/2014
Decayed, missing and filled teeth cluster
  • Indigenous, Standard 08/10/2014
Number of teeth affected by caries
  • Indigenous, Standard 08/10/2014
Number of teeth surfaces affected by caries
  • Indigenous, Standard 08/10/2014
Patient—number of teeth affected by caries, total N[N]
  • Indigenous, Standard 08/10/2014
Patient—number of teeth surfaces affected by caries, total N[N]
  • Indigenous, Standard 08/10/2014
Patient—result of caries experience on teeth surfaces, deciduous code a
  • Indigenous, Standard 08/10/2014
Patient—result of caries experience on teeth surfaces, permanent code A
  • Indigenous, Standard 08/10/2014
Patient—result of caries experience on teeth, deciduous code a
  • Indigenous, Standard 08/10/2014
Patient—result of caries experience on teeth, permanent code A
  • Indigenous, Standard 08/10/2014
Result of caries experience on teeth
  • Indigenous, Standard 08/10/2014
Result of caries experience on teeth surfaces
  • Indigenous, Standard 08/10/2014
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