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Dental Health
54 articles on dental health from our team.
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Dental Health
Morning Dry Mouth? Here’s What Could Be Causing It
Waking up with a dry mouth isn’t just annoying — it could be a sign of something more. Common culprits include: Mouth breathing while sleeping Certain…
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Dental Health
Signs Your Enamel Might Be Wearing Down
Tooth enamel doesn’t wear away overnight—but subtle symptoms can signal trouble. Keep an eye out for: Increased tooth sensitivity to hot or cold Yellowing…
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Dental Health
Dental Clinical Terms : Preventive Dentistry
Aspects of dentistry concerned with promoting good oral health and function by preventing or reducing the onset and/or development of oral diseases or…
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Dental Health
Dental Clinical Terms : Oral Diagnosis
The determination by a dentist of the oral health condition of an individual patient achieved through the evaluation of data gathered by means of history…
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Dental Health
Dental Clinical Terms : Incisal & Incisal Angle
Pertaining to the biting edges of the incisor and cuspid teeth. One of the angles formed by the junction of the incisal and the mesial or distal surfaces of…
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Dental Health
Dental Clinical Terms : Graft
Graft : A piece of tissue or alloplastic material placed in contact with tissue to repair a defect or supplement a deficiency. Allograft : Graft of tissue…
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Dental Health
Dental Clinical Terms : Evaluation
The patient assessment that may include gathering of information through interview, observation, examination, and use of specific tests that allows a dentist…
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Dental Health
Dental Clinical Terms : Consultation
In a dental setting, a diagnostic service provided by a dentist where the dentist, patient, or other parties (e.g., another dentist, physician, or legal…
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Dental Clinical Terms : Bitewing Radiograph
Interproximal radiographic view of the coronal portion of the tooth/teeth. A form of dental radiograph that may be taken with the long axis of the image…
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Dental Clinical Terms : General Anesthesia
A drug-induced loss of consciousness during which patients are not arousable, even by painful stimulation. The ability to independently maintain ventilatory…
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Dental Clinical Terms : Deep Sedation
A drug-induced depression of consciousness during which patients cannot be easily aroused but respond purposefully following repeated or painful stimulation.…
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Dental Health
Dental Clinical Terms : Anesthesia
A procedure that controls the patient's level of anxiety or pain. Delivery of an anesthesia inducing agent by a dentist or other health care practitioner is…
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