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  2. Prenatal dental care - Wikipedia

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    Hormonal changes during pregnancy have an effect on women's oral health during pregnancy. [13] Good oral hygiene and seeking dental care during pregnancy is extremely important because an increase level of estrogen, human gonadotropin and progesterone; which can cause a variety of physiological changes in oral cavity.

  3. Tooth decay - Wikipedia

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    (A) A small spot of decay visible on the surface of a tooth. (B) The radiograph reveals an extensive region of demineralization within the dentin (arrows). (C) A hole is discovered on the side of the tooth at the beginning of decay removal. (D) All decay removed; ready for a filling. A person experiencing caries may not be aware of the disease ...

  4. Early childhood caries - Wikipedia

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    When it comes to repairing teeth affected by Early Childhood Caries, the extent of tooth decay will guide the choice of treatment. For moderate to severe decay, stainless steel crowns are a common option. These crowns are ready-made and can be tailored to fit over a child's primary molar. The crowns are then fixed in place to restore the tooth.

  5. Here's what pregnancy actually looks like before 10 weeks ...

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    Photos of what pregnancy tissue from early abortions at 5 to 9 weeks actually looks like have gone viral.. The images, which were originally shared by MYA Network — a network of physicians who ...

  6. Human tooth development - Wikipedia

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    Although tooth eruption occurs at different times for different people, a general eruption timeline exists. Typically, humans have 20 primary (baby) teeth and 32 permanent teeth. [43] Tooth eruption has three stages. The first, known as deciduous dentition stage, occurs when only primary teeth are visible. Once the first permanent tooth erupts ...

  7. Tooth eruption - Wikipedia

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    The adult tooth will dissolve the baby tooth's root, making the baby tooth loose until it falls out. [8] During this stage, permanent third molars (also called "wisdom teeth") are frequently extracted because of decay, pain or impactions. The main reasons for tooth loss are decay or periodontal disease. [21]

  8. Periapical periodontitis - Wikipedia

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    It is a likely outcome of untreated dental caries (tooth decay), and in such cases it can be considered a sequela in the natural history of tooth decay, irreversible pulpitis and pulpal necrosis. Other causes can include occlusal trauma due to 'high spots' after restoration work, extrusion from the tooth of root filling material, or bacterial ...

  9. Pericoronitis - Wikipedia

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    In this scenario, pus may spontaneously discharge via an intra-oral sinus located over the mandibular second or first molar, or even the second premolar. Similar causes of pain, some which can occur in conjunction with pericoronitis may include: Dental caries (tooth decay) of the wisdom tooth and of the distal surface of the second molar is common.