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Sunday, November 22, 2009
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Dental and Oral Health Overview |
| Dental and oral health goes beyond healthy teeth; oral health is integral to your overall health and well-being. In fact, dental and oral diseases are considered to be a "silent epidemic" in the United States according to the Surgeon General's Report on Oral Health in May, 2000. Dental Public Health is preventing and controlling dental diseases and promoting dental health through community efforts. | |
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Dental Phobia Cause of Military Discharge |
| I have been in the military 27 years with a long history of uneventful dental procedures. Depending on your health and dental treatment needs, general anesthesia could still be a good choice for you to have your dental care |
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Infection, pain, & swelling in roof of mouth |
| It is possible that the decay that the dentist removed and replaced with a filling was very near the pulp or nerve tissue in the tooth. Once a pulp becomes necrotic, the tooth must either have a root canal treatment performe |
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Dental and Oral Health: Relationship to General Health |
| A variety of medical conditions such as diabetes, heart disease, HIV, and adverse outcomes of pregnancy have associations with oral health (1, 2). In addition, the nutritional status of an individual also impacts oral health. Diseases of the oral cavity, as well as other systemic diseases that have an impact on oral health, can affect an individual's ability to eat and hence affect his/her nutritional status. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod, 91, 263-270. | |
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Dental Hygiene and Myasthenia Gravis |
| I am in my first year of Dental Hygiene school and I need to do an informative presentation about myasthenia gravis. 3) I am not aware of any study of dental caries among patients with myasthenia gravis. One, anesthetics or |
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Pediatric Dentists: Caring for your Child's Teeth |
| Pediatric dentists dedicate themselves to the oral health of children from infancy through the teen years. Apart from being able to handle the majority of the dental needs of children, a pediatric dentist also needs to know the basics of pediatric medicine, nutrition, and the emotional and psychological needs of children. This helps the pediatric dentist establish a "dental home" where the complete oral health needs of their patients can be met. | |
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Three year old and tooth decay |
| My three year old has four top front teeth that are decayed. If the decay in your three-year old`s front teeth extends to the pulp (the nerves and blood vessels in the center of the tooth) it could lead to an infection at th |
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Filling extending below gum line. |
| He tells me that although the gum cannot bond to my filling, it would be able to bond to the titanium tooth, preventing futher bone loss. This may be indicated based on severity of root decay, and it may also be contr |
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Tooth Decay in Older Adults - Causes and Contributing Factors |
| An illness such as Alzheimer's or another form of dementia or frailty may be the reason patients are not doing their daily hygiene, including brushing the teeth. Be aware that a wet toothbrush does not mean the teeth were brushed; the patient may be brushing the same teeth over and over, using the wrong end of the toothbrush, or just wetting it. When possible, let the patient help; hold and guide the patient's hand holding the toothbrush. | |
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How do I find a dentist to help? |
| My dentist assumes it`s poor dental hygiene. To find a dentist in Columbus that would treat you for the caries risk, you could contact the Columbus Dental Society and ask for a referral to a dentist that does caries risk ass |
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