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Introduction
Welcome to Dental Information homepage, part of the Doctors Corner website!
Good dental health is vital to both physical and emotional well being for most people.With advances in knowlege and technolgy dental health is better now than at any time in the past . Examples include public awareness of the importance of preventative measures (fluoridated water, regular brushing and routine dental checkups), improved dental materials allowing less invasive and earlier intervention, and improved dental tools and techniques.
Despite the enormous improvements in dental health during the past century preventable dental disease still remains an important problem in the United States.
Much of the information provided is obtained from outside sources. Neither this site nor other sites can be used for self diagnosis or treatment of dental conditions. Treatment and diagnosis of dental disease must be done by a licensed Dentist.
Primary teeth: Are also called deciduous, milk or baby teeth. These teeth are smaller and whiter than permanent teeth. There are twenty primary teeth. Ten are in the lower jaw bone and ten in the upper mouth. The lower jaw bone is called the mandible while the bone supporting upper teeth is called the maxilla.
Permanent teeth: Erupt starting at six years of age. By age twelve all twenty primary teeth have been replaced with 28 permanent teeth in place. The last 4 teeth, the 3rd molars (or wisdom teeth) may erupt any time after this or never.
Parts of a tooth Enamel Dentin Pulp Root Peridontal Ligament Gums Gingiva Aveolar bone Peridontium
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Dental Specialties
Currently recognized Dental subspecialities (we consider general dentistry to be a primary specialty) include:
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These are the only official specialties in the field of dentistry. Each requires additional years of formal training. Cosmetic, aesthetic, geriatric or implantology are not yet recognized specialties.
Dental Dictionary
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Dental Web sites/ Organizations
Links are provided to the following dental web sites. These sites include major dental organizations and individual sites that may be useful to viewers. DoctorsCorner.Com is neither affiliated with nor endorses these sites. As previously mentioned, neither this site nor other sites can be used for self diagnosis or treatment of dental conditions. Treatment and diagnosis of dental disease must be done by a licensed Dentist.
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American Dental Association (ADA) @ http://www.ada.org
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Academy of General Dentistry (AGD) @ http://www.adg.org
The ADA is the largest oranization of Dentists in the United States. This site provides information for both consumers and Dental Professionals.
- NOAH (New York Online Access to Health) @ http://www.noah.cuny.edu
- Amalgam-Related
Illness FAQ homepage
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http://www.algonet.se/~leif/AmFAQigr.html
Written by an individual in Sweden this site provides the most complete discussions of the ongoing debate whether amalgam fillings may infact cause illness. Review and analysis of conflicting studies. Well worth reading for viewers wanting to learn more about the issues relating to amalgam fillings.
A joint effort between various public New York institutions NOAH seeks to provide high quality full-text health information that is accurate, timely, relevant and unbiased. NOAH currently supports English and Spanish. Covers many of health topics. Dental site is comprehensive, providing links to many dental topics.
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