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  2. Septoplasty - Wikipedia

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    Septoplasty (Latin: saeptum, "septum" + Ancient Greek: πλάσσειν, romanized: plassein, "to shape"), or alternatively submucous septal resection and septal reconstruction, [1] is a corrective surgical procedure done to straighten a deviated nasal septum – the nasal septum being the partition between the two nasal cavities. [2]

  3. Tooth eruption - Wikipedia

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    Non-eruption of non-ankylosed teeth occurs due to an eruption mechanism that has failed leading to a posterior unilateral/bilateral open bite. [28] Infra occlusion is the primary hallmark of PFE. Primary teeth are most commonly affected and normally all teeth distal to the most mesially affected tooth will show characteristics of this disease.

  4. Oral and maxillofacial surgery - Wikipedia

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    Students devoted their entire second two years to specialization in surgery at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital, which provided extraordinary preparation for the possibility of post-graduate residency training in oral surgery. [35] Hasbrouck was notable in the specialty for having received both a dental and medical degree prior to 1895.

  5. Humans Have A Third Set of Teeth—And New Medicine May Help ...

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    By targeting the USAG-1 gene, researchers believe that they can help people without a full set of teeth regrow teeth. The team says that humans have a third set of teeth available as buds, ready ...

  6. Kanye West's 'titanium teeth' are permanent, rep says - AOL

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    On Friday, a rep clarified that they are "permanent titanium teeth." A separate source close to Ye elaborated that the artist got new metal "fixed prosthodontics." "They are, as the name suggests ...

  7. Nasal septum perforation - Wikipedia

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    A nasal septum perforation is a medical condition in which the nasal septum, the bony/cartilaginous wall dividing the nasal cavities, develops a hole or fissure. [1]This may be brought on directly, as in the case of nasal piercings, or indirectly, as by long-term topical drug application, including nasal administration of ethylphenidate, methamphetamine, cocaine, crushed prescription pills, or ...

  8. Overeruption - Wikipedia

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    Not all teeth lacking an opposing tooth overerupt, even in the long term. [2] Unopposed upper jaw molars overerupt more than the unopposed lower jaw molars. [3] [4] It is more severe in young people and periodontically affected people. [5] The changes are most visible in the first year after the loss of the opposing tooth. [6]

  9. Human tooth - Wikipedia

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    The mixed stage lasts until the last primary tooth is lost and the remaining permanent teeth erupt into the mouth. There have been many theories about the cause of tooth eruption. One theory proposes that the developing root of a tooth pushes it into the mouth.