Unlike most other forms of dentistry, Holistic Dentistry focuses on the whole patient rather than on one particular area such as a diseased tooth. A dentist that practices Holistic Dentistry
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If you’ve ever experienced tooth pain, you’ll agree that the pain caused can be almost as bad as any other physical condition. But why is this? How can something as
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The surgical nature of many dental procedures presents a risk of contamination and infection of bloodborne diseases, such as AIDS and hepatitis B. Although this is an unavoidable occupational risk,
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People almost always want to appear ‘normal’ in most ways, and like their appearance to be acceptable to the people they interact with. In general, very little of our bodies
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Thanks to the continued advances in medical care, people are living much longer, healthier lives. Although the increased availability of health care advice and resources have contributed to people leading
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Since the beginning of dentistry, practitioners have made attempts to develop replacement teeth to be placed into the jawbones. In the 1960s, Swedish researchers initiated the concept of modern implant dentistry,
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The areas of occlusion (dental bite) in dentistry hasn’t had much emphasis until recent years, meaning dentists haven’t been involved in treating patients with disorders relating to their bite and
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Did you know your dentist can tell a lot about your overall health just by looking in and around your mouth? There are several different factors that can affect the
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The mouth and facial areas are incredibly complex, which is why they function so well when we’re in good health. The downside of this is that there’s a lot that
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If you haven’t had your teeth straightened yourself, you probably know someone who has. Orthodontics is the dental specialization of straightening crooked and misaligned teeth – which is one of
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The special psychological challenges and often peculiar conditions presented by children require the need for their own dental specialty: pediatric dentistry. While general dentists perform most types of pediatric dentistry,
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Although this area of dentistry – just as all others – is incredibly important, periodontics has essentially been neglected by both patients and dentists alike. Periodontics focuses on treating and
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