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2. Crown (dental restoration) - Wikipedia

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   ICD-9-CM. 23.41. MeSH. D003442. [edit on Wikidata] In dentistry, a crown or a dental cap is a type of dental restoration that completely caps or encircles a tooth or dental implant. A crown may be needed when a large dental cavity threatens the health of a tooth. Some dentists will also finish root canal treatment by covering the exposed tooth ...

3. Odontogenic keratocyst - Wikipedia

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   An odontogenic keratocyst is a rare and benign but locally aggressive developmental cyst. It most often affects the posterior mandible and most commonly presents in the third decade of life. [1] Odontogenic keratocysts make up around 19% of jaw cysts. [2] Despite its more common appearance in the bone region, it can affect soft tissue.

4. Medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw - Wikipedia

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   good. Frequency. 0.2% for those on biphosphonate type drugs >4 years. Medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (MON, MRONJ) is progressive death of the jawbone in a person exposed to a medication known to increase the risk of disease, in the absence of a previous radiation treatment.

5. Dental extraction - Wikipedia

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   illustration demonstrating the use of the dental key for extracting teeth. Historically, dental extractions have been used to treat a variety of illnesses. Before the discovery of antibiotics , chronic tooth infections were often linked to a variety of health problems, and therefore removal of a diseased tooth was a common treatment for various ...

6. Dentin hypersensitivity - Wikipedia

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   Dentin hypersensitivity ( DH, [ 4] DHS[ 5]) is dental pain which is sharp in character and of short duration, arising from exposed dentin surfaces in response to stimuli, typically thermal, evaporative, tactile, osmotic, chemical or electrical; and which cannot be ascribed to any other dental disease. [ 5][ 3][ 6][ 7] A degree of dentin ...

7. Orofacial pain - Wikipedia

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   Orofacial pain (OFP) is a general term covering any pain which is felt in the mouth, jaws and the face. Orofacial pain is a common symptom, and there are many causes. [1][2] Orofacial pain is the specialty of dentistry that encompasses the diagnosis, management and treatment of pain disorders of the jaw, mouth, face and associated regions.