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| Word | Syllables | Categories | 
|---|---|---|
| cavity | /xx  | Noun, Noun  | 
| carious | /xx  | Adjective  | 
| periodontal | xxx/x  | Adjective  | 
| periapical | xx/xx  | Adjective  | 
| dental | /x  | Noun, Verb, Adjective  | 
| periodontitis | xxx//x  | Noun  | 
| dentine | /x  | Noun, Adjective  | 
| intraoral | xx/x  | Adjective  | 
| gingival | /xx  | Noun  | 
| gingivitis | /x/x  | Noun  | 
| cementum | x/x  | Noun  | 
| endodontic | xx/x  | Adjective  | 
| occlusal | x/x  | Adjective  | 
| masticatory | /xxxx  | Noun  | 
| decay | x/  | Noun  | 
| prophylaxis | xx/x  | Noun  | 
| maxillary | /xxx  | Noun  | 
| radicular | x/xx  | Noun  | 
| prevalence | /xx  | Noun  | 
| orofacial | /x/x  | Noun  | 
| infection | x/x  | Noun  | 
| orthodontic | xx/x  | Adjective  | 
| mandibular | /xxx  | Noun  | 
| incisor | x/x  | Noun  | 
| subclinical | x/xx  | Adjective  | 
| fluorides | /x  | Noun  | 
| salivary | /xxx  | Noun  | 
| erosions | x/x  | Noun  | 
| whitening | /xx  | Noun  | 
| odontogenic | x/x/x  | Adjective  | 
| disease | x/  | Noun  | 
| molars | xx  | Noun  | 
| erosive | x/x  | Adjective  | 
| radiographic | /xx/x  | Adjective  | 
| susceptibility | xxx/xx  | Noun  | 
| attrition | x/x  | Noun  | 
| abrasion | x/x  | Noun  | 
| corrosion | x/x  | Noun  | 
| calcification | /xx/x  | Noun  | 
| eating | /x  | Noun  | 
| gnawing | /x  | Noun  | 
| rotting | /x  | Verb  | 
| deterioration | x/xxxx  | Noun  | 
| destruction | x/x  | Noun  | 
| wearing | /x  | Verb  | 
| cure | /  | Noun  | 
| ruining | /xx  | Verb  | 
| degeneration | xxx/x  | Noun  | 
| mastication | /x/x  | Noun  | 
| degradation | xx/x  | Noun  | 
| breakage | /x  | Noun  | 
| ulceration | xx/x  | Noun  | 
| disintegration | xxx/x  | Noun  | 
| consumption | x/x  | Noun  | 
| ossification | xxx/x  | Noun  | 
| digestion | x/x  | Noun  | 
| dissolution | xx/x  | Noun  | 
| attenuation | x/x/x  | Noun  | 
| rusting | /x  | Noun  | 
| perishing | /xx  | Noun  | 
| bucking | /x  | Noun  | 
| rampant | /x  | Verb, Noun, Adjective  | 
| lesion | /x  | Verb  | 
| restorations | xx/x  | Noun  | 
| enamel | x/x  | Verb, Noun  | 
| res | /  | Verb, Noun  | 
| xerostomia | /x/xx  | Noun  | 
| borderland | /xx  | Noun  | 
| hamsters | /x  | Noun  | 
| fillings | /x  | Noun  | 
| fluoridation | xx/x  | Noun  | 
| schoolchildren | /xx  | Noun  | 
| fluorine | /x  | Noun  | 
| root | /  | Verb, Adjective  | 
| mucositis | x//x  | Noun  | 
| candidiasis | /x/xx  | Noun  | 
| plaque | /  | Noun  | 
| lactobacilli | xxx/x  | Noun  | 
| histopathology | x/x/xx  | Noun  | 
| adrenoceptor | x/x/x  | Noun  | 
| aging | /x  | Noun, Adjective  | 
| alcoholism | /xxxx  | Noun  | 
| anorexic | xx/x  | Adjective, Noun  | 
| antagonist | x/xx  | Noun  | 
| antiarrhythmic | xx//x  | Adjective, Noun  | 
| antiretroviral | xxxx/x  | Adjective, Noun  | 
| arteriosclerosis | xxxxx/x  | Noun  | 
| ascites | xx  | Noun  | 
| atherosclerosis | xxxx/x  | Noun  | 
| bimodal | x/x  | Adjective  | 
| blocker | /x  | Noun  | 
| cholestatic | x//x  | Adjective  | 
| chronic | /x  | Adjective, Noun  | 
| colonising | /xxx  | Verb, Noun  | 
| colonizing | /xxx  | Verb, Noun, Adjective  | 
| constipation | xx/x  | Noun  | 
| impaction | x/x  | Noun  | 
| induration | x//x  | Noun  | 
| leakage | /x  | Noun  | 
| malnutrition | xx/x  | Noun  | 
| osteoarthritis | xxxx/x  | Noun  | 
| osteoporosis | xxxx/x  | Noun  | 
| pharmacodynamic | xxxx/x  | Adjective  | 
| pitting | /x  | Noun  | 
| psychotherapeutic | xxxx/x  | Adjective  | 
| socializing | /xxx  | Noun  | 
| suckling | /x  | Noun  | 
| therapeutic | xx/x  | Adjective, Noun  | 
| trophic | /x  | Adjective  | 
| pigeon | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| daylight | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| idiomatic | xxx/x  | Adjective, Noun  | 
| gloss | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| grape | /  | Noun, Adjective, Verb  | 
| dialect | /xx  | Noun  | 
| standard | /x  | Adjective, Noun  | 
| vernacular | x/xx  | Noun, Adjective  | 
| chunk | /  | Noun, Verb  | 
| cluster | /x  | Noun, Verb  | 
| expression | x/x  | Noun  | 
| collocation | xx/x  | Noun  | 
| salad | /x  | Noun  | 
