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Caries vs Filling - What's the difference?

caries | filling |

As nouns the difference between caries and filling

is that caries is while filling is anything that is used to fill something.

As an adjective filling is

of food, that satisfies the appetite by filling the stomach.

As a verb filling is

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caries

English

Noun

(caries)
  • The progressive destruction of bone or tooth by decay

    • Synonyms

    *

    Derived terms

    * dental caries

    filling

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of food, that satisfies the appetite by filling the stomach
    • a filling meal

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Anything that is used to fill something.
  • The contents of a pie, etc.
  • (dentistry) A piece of amalgam used to fill a cavity in a tooth.
  • The woof in woven fabrics.
  • Prepared wort added to ale to cleanse it.

    • Verb

    (head)

    • See also

    * filing