The Tanner dental appliance is a stabilization splint that helps to minimize abnormal activity of facial muscles and provides ideal occlusion.
Three tooth numbering systems have been created to identify a particular tooth in the dentition.
Dental hypnosis is a psychological method of modifying patient behavior which reduces stress and anxiety and puts him to a trance-like mind state.
Dental hygienists earn between $46,000 and $87,000 per year, which comes to an average hourly wage of $34.
Metal dental crowns are mainly used for restoring deciduous teeth and permanent back teeth.
Dental abfraction is categorized as a non carious cervical tooth lesion and appears around the gum line as minuscule wedges or grooves.
The wide spread method of teeth whitening with lemon juice and baking soda really works but causes inevitable damage to the tooth enamel surface.
Habitual cheek biting also known as morsicatio buccarum may occur due to misaligned teeth, ill-fitting dentures or tobacco chewing.
Bruxism can be divided into sleep and awake bruxism. Clenching means pressing the teeth together. Teeth grinding includes pressing and lateral movements.
Teeth grinding or bruxism is an involuntary dental condition in which the patient is clenching and gnashing his teeth when he is not eating.