root caries


root car·ies

caries of the root surface of a tooth, usually appearing as a broad shallow defect in the area of the cementoenamel junction.

root caries

Caries on the root of a tooth. The root is more susceptible to decay than the rest of the tooth due to the lack of an enamel covering, difficulty in maintaining a clean root surface, and the lack of effective preventive therapies. See also: caries

root car·ies

(rūt karēz) Caries of root surface of a tooth, usually appearing as a broad shallow defect in area of cementoenamel junction.