Translation of "caries" to English language:
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| Tengo caries? | Do I have cavities? |
| No tengo ninguna caries. | I don't have any cavities. |
| Me sacaron el diente con caries. | I got my decayed tooth pulled out. |
| Si cuidamos nuestra dentadura no tendremos caries. | If we care for our teeth we won't have cavities. |
| Y Shakespeare observó que la caries dental era una causa de dolor espantoso y de olor desagradable. | And Shakespeare noted that tooth decay was a cause of awful pain and unpleasant odor. |
| A Aristóteles le preocupaban las cuestiones dentales, y escribía sobre tratamientos de dientes con caries y dolencias de las encías, extracciones realizadas con fórceps y el uso de alambre para estabilizar mandíbulas fracturadas. | Aristotle was preoccupied with dental issues, writing about treatments of decayed teeth and gum disease, extractions conducted with forceps, and the use of wire to stabilize fractured jaws. |
| Potenciales reclutas militares eran rechazados si tenían caries o les faltaban dientes, porque no iban a poder abrir con la boca un cartucho de pólvora para un mosquete o usar los dientes para quitarle la traba de seguridad a una granada también les costaría mucho comer correctamente. | Potential army recruits were turned away if they had tooth decay or missing teeth, because they would be unable to bite open a powder cartridge for a musket or use their teeth to remove a grenade s safety clip they would also struggle to eat properly. |
