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What is neuromuscular dentistry and can it help relieve headaches and jaw pain?
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Neuromuscular dentistry is the science that evaluates and treats your overall oral health by considering how your muscles, teeth and joints all work together. It involves using the muscles and nerves to position the jaw into a physiologically balance
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Who is most likely to have filled teeth?
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Women attend the dentist more regularly than men and continue to have more fillings, an average of 7.3 compared with 6.6. Again, the largest difference in who has filled teeth, occurred for those aged between 45 and 64. People in these age groups who
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What is adult periodontitis?
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A. Adult periodontitis is a bacterial infection causing destruction of tissue and bone around your teeth and can lead to tooth loss. Q. What is periodontal disease? A. Periodontal disease is a bacterial infection leading to damage to the gums, tissue
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What are wisdom teeth for?
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Short answer: to grind food in the early stages of the digestion process Long answer: Most likely, the root (pun?) of this question is "why do wisdom teeth erupt so late, and why are they often surgically removed?" Well, most likely, wisdom teeth eru
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Does The Integumentary System Affect Dentistry?
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Does Dr. Zietz specialize in any particular area of dentistry?
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Dr. Zietz focuses on family dentistry, orthodontics and cosmetic dentistry.
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What Is Forensic Dentistry?
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1. The application of dentistry to legal problems, as in using the teeth for identifying the dead. 2. The law as it applies to the practice of dentistry.
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What is a Bone Implant?
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A bone implant or bone graft is a medical procedure in which a damaged or missing piece of bone is replaced with a graft. If the graft takes successfully, there is a good chance that the area will heal well, allowing the patient to use the bone as he
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What is Dental Phobia?
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A few things to know to understand dental phobia: • The Facts on the Dental Phobia • Causes of the Unexplained Fear • Diagnosis of the Phobia 1. The Facts On The Phobia Dental phobia, by definition, is an unexplained fear of dentistry and of seeking
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What is Dentophobia?
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Dentophobia is a fear of dental care, and, by extension, people who provide dental care, such as dentists. This condition is also known as dental fear, odontophobia, or dental anxiety. Surveys estimate that many people suffer from this condition to v
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