dental caries vs caries

dental caries and caries both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dental caries	Yes	No	No	No
caries	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, dental caries and caries are synonyms defined as:

dental caries and caries: soft decayed area in a tooth; progressive decay can lead to the death of a tooth

Other synonyms of dental caries include cavity, tooth decay.

dental caries (noun)	caries (noun)
soft decayed area in a tooth; progressive decay can lead to the death of a tooth	soft decayed area in a tooth; progressive decay can lead to the death of a tooth