Caries

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Caries is a progressive destruction of any kind of bone structure, including the skull, ribs, teeth and other bones. Caries can be caused by osteomyelitis, which is a bacterial disease. A disease which involves caries is mastoiditis, an inflammation of the mastoid process, in which the bone gets eroded.

## Contents

* 1 Types
* 2 Causes
* 2.1 Life Threatening Causes
* 2.2 Common Causes
* 2.3 Causes by Organ System
* 2.4 Causes in Alphabetical Order

## Types

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Dental caries is one of many types of caries. Dental caries affects different parts of the teeth: enamel, dentin or cementum; in the crown or the root of the tooth.

## Causes

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### Life Threatening Causes

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### Common Causes

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### Causes by Organ System

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Cardiovascular | No underlying causes

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Chemical/Poisoning | No underlying causes
Dental | No underlying causes
Dermatologic | No underlying causes
Drug Side Effect | Tiagabine
Ear Nose Throat | No underlying causes
Endocrine | No underlying causes
Environmental | No underlying causes
Gastroenterologic | No underlying causes
Genetic | No underlying causes
Hematologic | No underlying causes
Iatrogenic | No underlying causes
Infectious Disease | No underlying causes
Musculoskeletal/Orthopedic | No underlying causes
Neurologic | No underlying causes
Nutritional/Metabolic | No underlying causes
Obstetric/Gynecologic | No underlying causes
Oncologic | No underlying causes
Ophthalmologic | No underlying causes
Overdose/Toxicity | No underlying causes
Psychiatric | No underlying causes
Pulmonary | No underlying causes
Renal/Electrolyte | No underlying causes
Rheumatology/Immunology/Allergy | No underlying causes
Sexual | No underlying causes
Trauma | No underlying causes
Urologic | No underlying causes
Miscellaneous | No underlying causes

### Causes in Alphabetical Order

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* Tiagabine

* Disease B

* Disease C

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