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lesion
(redirected from Carious lesion)

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lesion
any structural change in a bodily part resulting from injury or disease

lesion [′lē·zhən]
(biology)
A structural or functional alteration due to injury or disease.
(cell and molecular biology)
A damaged site in a gene, chromosome, or protein molecule.


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Among 25,000 participants in the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III), an association was reported between blood lead level and the risk of carious lesions in teeth (Moss et al.
In its first stages, a carious lesion does not contain an actual "cavity"; the tooth mineral just becomes more porous and "spongy" as swiss-cheese-like holes begin to form within it.
 
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