DA08.0

ICD-11 MMS 2026-01

Dental caries

Description

A condition characterised by localised destruction of calcified tissue, initiated on the tooth surface by decalcification of the enamel, followed by the enzymatic lysis of organic structures, resulting in cavity formation.

Index terms

  • Dental caries
  • Dental decay
  • caries NOS
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  • carious teeth
  • dental cavity
  • saprodontia
  • teeth decayed
  • tooth caries
  • tooth decay
  • Primary dental caries
  • Early childhood caries
  • Baby bottle tooth decay
  • ECC - [early childhood caries]
  • Nursing carie
  • night bottle mouth
  • Secondary dental caries
  • Caries limited to enamel
  • dental caries confined to enamel
  • dental caries limited to enamel
  • enamel caries
  • initial caries
  • simple dental caries
  • simple dental cavity
  • white spot lesions of teeth
  • Acute enamel dental caries
  • acute enamel caries
  • Caries of dentine
  • dental caries extending into dentine
  • dentin caries
  • dentine caries
  • Acute dentine dental caries
  • acute dentin caries
  • Chronic dentine dental caries
  • chronic dentin caries
  • Caries with pulp exposure
  • Pulpal decay
  • Caries of cementum
  • cemental caries
  • cementum caries
  • dental caries of root surface
  • root caries
  • root surface caries
  • Caries of infancy associated with breast feeding
  • Caries of infancy associated with bottle feeding
  • Arrested dental caries
  • arrested cementum caries
  • Odontoclasia
  • Linear enamel caries
  • Melanodontoclasia
  • Infantile melanodontia

Inclusions

  • Dental decay

Exclusions from above levels

  • 01 – Certain infectious or parasitic diseases
  • 02 – Neoplasms
  • 05 – Endocrine, nutritional or metabolic diseases
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  • 06 – Mental, behavioural or neurodevelopmental disorders
  • 18 – Complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
  • 22 – Injury, poisoning or certain other consequences of external causes

Sibling codes

  • DA08.1 – Certain specified diseases of hard tissues of teeth
  • DA08.2 – Chronic dental injuries
  • DA08.3 – Nontraumatic fracture of tooth
  • DA08.4 – Deposits on teeth
  • DA08.Y – Other specified diseases of hard tissues of teeth
  • DA08.Z – Diseases of hard tissues of teeth, unspecified

Foundation entity

Dental caries – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1983306720

Allowed postcoordination axes

Part of: DA08: Diseases of hard tissues of teeth › 13: Diseases of the digestive system