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Oral Mucosa

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Buccal Mucosa Buccal mucosa is the covering of the cheeks and the back of the lips, inside where they contact the teeth. Advancement of disease cells or tumour here prompts carcinoma buccal mucosa, which is a sort of oral distortion . It by and large begins in the squamous cells that are thin and level and line the lips and the mouth. Cause and risk factor of buccal mucosa cancer:          Use of tobacco and alcohol can increases the risk of getting buccal mucosa cancer          Buccal mucosa cancer is more common in men.          Mostly it occurs during the age of 50 to 80. Symptoms for buccal mucosa:          Sores in the mouth that does not go away after two weeks          Red patches raised in the mouth that bleeds easily.          Lumps Occurs in the mouth          Pain increa...

Temporomandibular Joint Disorder

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TMJ Disorder:                                           TMJ (Temporomandibular Joint) is the jaw muscles and the joints which help in opening and closing of the mouth. It is located on both the sides of the head. It works together whenever you speak or chew. It also controls the lower jaw when it moves forward, backward and when it move side by side. TMJ Disorder causes pain in the jaw joint in and the muscles that controls the movement of the mouth. Exact reason for the TMJ disorder is very difficult to determine. The pain can be due to the genetics, arthritis and can also due to jaw pain. In most of the case pain is temporary and we can be relieved by taking care of that or by nonsurgical treatment. In this case surgery is the last option when all the measures are failed. Possible causes of TMJ disorders include: ·          ...

Public Health Dentistry

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Dental public health: DentalPublic Health is that part of dentistry, oral health observation, development of the policy, preventing the most common oral diseases and promoting oral health, and the care of the dental health. Dental public health and the private practice both take the duty of assuring ideal oral wellbeing for all individual and the population. Dental Public Health is unique among the specialties and it is non-clinical way to prevent oral health; it is a specialty whose practitioners focus on dental and oral health issues in communities and populations rather than individual patients. Dental Public Health can be defined in many ways, from "art of counteracting and controlling oral ailment and advancing dental wellbeing through arranged public endeavours" to "a non-clinical strength of dentistry associated with the evaluation of dental wellbeing needs and enhancing the dental soundness of populaces instead of people." While these defin...

Implantology

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Dental Implant Surgery                           Dental implant is the treatment in which the dentist positions a titanium material (as the root of the tooth) inside the gum, so that he can place teeth or bridge on that region. It does not get loosen like denture. Like bridges, implant is not attached to other teeth, so it is beneficial for general oral health. Dental implant is the way of getting back your self-esteem, because it looks and feel like the real teeth. Many people in our surrounding do not smile because they are having spaces due to their lost tooth, they can get their smile back with the help of Dental Implant. It also makes easy to eat and speak because the metal which has been placed inside is secure with the jaw holds on which the implant is placed. Process for Dental Implant                         On the off chance that you ar...