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  2. Socket preservation - Wikipedia

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    Socket preservation or alveolar ridge preservation is a procedure to reduce bone loss after tooth extraction. [1] [2] After tooth extraction, the jaw bone has a natural tendency to become narrow, and lose its original shape because the bone quickly resorbs, resulting in 30–60% loss in bone volume in the first six months. [3]

  3. Guided bone and tissue regeneration (dentistry) - Wikipedia

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    Sinus Lift Elevation prior to implant placement; Filling of bone after removing the root of a tooth, cystectomy or the removal of impacted teeth; Repairing bone defects surrounding a dental implant caused by peri-implantitis; Vertical and horizontal augmentation of the upper and lower jaws [12] Cystic cavity

  4. Retainer (orthodontics) - Wikipedia

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    VFRs are most commonly worn overnight and removed while eating. [1] If worn while eating, they can behave as a reservoir enclosing the teeth with cariogenic substances and lead to decalcification of teeth over time (formation of cavities). The same can result if the retainer is inserted straight after a meal or drink.

  5. 'I literally wanted to rip my implants out': These women ...

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    Jodie DiFranco, a 29-year-old stay-at-home mom in Ohio, decided to get implants after battling low self-esteem due to the size of her breasts. Jodie DiFranco had her implants removed after they ...

  6. Bone decalcification - Wikipedia

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    Bone decalcification is the softening of bones due to the removal of calcium ions, and can be performed as a histological technique to study bones and extract DNA. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] This process also occurs naturally during bone development and growth, and when uninhibited, can cause diseases such as osteomalacia .

  7. Danica Patrick Gives Health Update After Having Her Breast ...

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    Danica Patrick is feeling "amazing" after having her breast implants removed. One week after the 40-year-old former race car driver took to Instagram to reveal her decision to remove her implants ...

  8. Osteo-odonto-keratoprosthesis - Wikipedia

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    The tooth-bone-cylinder complex is removed from the cheek and inserted into the eye, the mucosal cheek lining is replaced over the implant. At the end of the procedure, light can now enter through the plastic cylinder, and the patient is able to see through this cylinder with good vision.

  9. Danica Patrick on the relief of having breast implants ... - AOL

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    Danica Patrick has no regrets after having her breast implants removed. "I feel really good. I started feeling better within hours after surgery;" the former NASCAR racer told Fox News.. Patrick ...