The primary goal of periodontal therapy is the long term preservation of comfortable, esthetic and functional natural teeth in a healthy periodontal environment. Following active treatment, reinfection and progression of periodontal lesions may only be prevented through continuous patient monitoring.
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The innovators at surgical specialties consider suturing a healing art and an exacting science that must be mastered with the finest contemporary tools. Suturing is a method of wound closure which is used to promote healing by eliminating dead space, re-aliging tissue planes and holding skin edges until they have healed by first intention.
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The comprehensive concept of minimally invasive cosmetic dentistry (MICD) and its treatment protocol were introduced with the basic aim to optimize clinical therapeutic improvements in smile enhancement, while performing corrective procedures that require as little clinical intervention as possible.
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In recent years, dental implant technique is widely used for replacing a loss dentition inside the oral cavity. Osseointegration Implant System has been introduced and used in many countries around the world. Nowadays a lot of company offers various implant system in the market worldwide.
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A comprehensive oral, head and neck examination is essential in detecting asymptomatic oral lesions and dysplasias and evaluating the possibilities of oral cavity cancer. It is essential to detect oral cancer as early possible, because treatment is more effective with higher success rates when instituted before the disease has spread (regional metastasis). In many instances, the clinical information obtained is invaluable in determining etiology and progression of the oral disease for which the patient is seeking treatment.
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Oral cancer is a silent killer that whose prevalence is ballooning in terms of its morbidity and mortality rate. The dentist must havean acceptably good background regarding this condition in order to detect the presence of this condition in the patient, to be able to refer and thus early diagnosis be made by specialists. Early diagnosis is the key for a favorable prognosis.
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The world is starting to experience changes in the global environment. We have heard climate change several times and we are starting to experience first hand the wrath of nature.
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With the current concept of the clinical scope of practice of the dental practitioner, where he or she is not just task to maintain the health of the gums and teeth of patients but of the entire oral cavity and its surrounding structures, it is utmost importance thatthe dentist must also be aware of malignant lesions involving the sinuses specially since the maxillary sinus is considered the largest among the three sinuses within the oral and maxillofacial region.
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The dental clinic is a classic setting where infectious agents are potentially contracted and transmitted. Because of the high risk for transmission, several measures are undertaken to break the chain of infection such as adequate patient assessment, sensible individual protection, appropriate instrument sterilization and surface disinfection and proper waste disposal. These approaches can be methodically practiced if one understands the biologic nature of infectious agents sought for elimination.
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Dental Implants Cost in Review. This is the first month review of implant related posts from partner websites.
The Dental Implants Cost Guide collection of top posts by Dental Implants Cost Websites for November 2011. Continue reading