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What to Do When Your Child Has Severe Tooth Decay

Kakar Dental Group

Child Tooth Decay Treatment Options Tooth decay is one of the most common dental problems among kids. The good news is that tooth decay is more preventable and treatable today than ever, thanks to advancements in dental hygiene and health care. If your child’s tooth is infected due to tooth decay, then it can be easily treated with an invasive dental treatment such as a pediatric dental filling.

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Direct restorative materials for treating cavitated carious lesions

The Dental Elf

This review of different direct restorative materials for treating cavitated caries lesions on anterior and posterior primary and permanent teeth included 38 RCTs. None of the included studies was at low risk of bias and the findings suggest that the effectiveness of each included direct restorative material varied across outcomes. There was also limited evidence to support clinically important differences between the direct restorative materials assessed.

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Popular Morning Show Visits University of Tennessee Dental School

Dimensions of Dental Hygiene

Good Morning America , a popular morning television program, visited the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) College of Dentistry to highlight the school’s “Determined to Be a Doctor Someday (DDS)” program. Begun by Christina Rosenthal, DDS, MPH, an alumna of UTHSC’s College of Dentistry, in 2012, the DDS program encourages adolescents from marginalized, rural, and low-income backgrounds to enter healthcare professions.

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Benefits of full mouth rehabilitation by a board-certified prosthodontist

Implantation Dental Center

Full mouth rehabilitation, also known as full mouth reconstruction, is a comprehensive dental treatment that involves restoring or replacing all or most of the teeth in the mouth to improve their function, aesthetics, and overall oral health. A board-certified prosthodontist is a specialist in the field of dentistry who has undergone additional training and education … Benefits of full mouth rehabilitation by a board-certified prosthodontist Read More » The post Benefits of full mouth

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