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  2. Temporary crown - Wikipedia

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    Provisional restorations offer dental aesthetics purposes, especially for anterior teeth. A patient can evaluate the aesthetic of the temporary crown if that is to be changed in the definitive restoration. Maintain the tooth's function; Overeruption of opposing teeth and drifting of adjacent teeth can be prevented by providing provisional ...

  3. Tooth mobility - Wikipedia

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    In order to treat mobility, teeth can be joined or splinted together in order to distribute biting forces between several teeth rather than the individual mobile tooth. A splint differs from a mouthguard as a mouth guard covers both gums and teeth to prevent injury and absorb shock from falls or blows. [32]

  4. Bruxism - Wikipedia

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    Bruxism is excessive teeth grinding or jaw clenching. It is an oral parafunctional activity; [1] i.e., it is unrelated to normal function such as eating or talking. Bruxism is a common behavior; the global prevalence of bruxism (both sleep and awake) is 22.22%. [2]

  5. Can't stop chewing ice? What it might reveal about your ... - AOL

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    Teeth are not tools,” Wolff says. “Humans should not use their teeth to open bottles or bags, break ice or break bones.” How to tell if your ice-chewing habit is harmful

  6. Anchorage (orthodontics) - Wikipedia

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    One of the earliest uses of anchorage came from Henry Albert Baker for his use of the intermaxillary anchorage or Baker's Anchorage. This type of anchorage involves using elastics from one jaw to the other, in the form of either Class 2 elastics (moving upper teeth back) where lower molar teeth serve as anchors, or Class 3 elastics (moving lower teeth back) where upper molars serve as anchors.

  7. Overeruption - Wikipedia

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    Overerupted teeth are often sharp due to lack of tooth wear (dental attrition) by adjacent teeth during chewing. [citation needed] Overeruption is treated either by forcing the tooth back using orthodontic techniques, or by cutting the interfering part of the tooth and installing a crown. [citation needed]

  8. Tongue thrust - Wikipedia

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    If a person has tongue thrusting, this continuous pressure tends to force the teeth out of alignment. People who exhibit a tongue thrust often present with open bites; the force of the tongue against the teeth is an important factor in contributing to "bad bite" (malocclusion). Many orthodontists have completed dental treatment with what ...

  9. Dentists would like TikTok influencers to stop filing their ...

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    Here’s the whole mess, in case you haven’t heard: Certain TikTok influencers have been posting about how they are filing their teeth into pegs so they can be fit for veneers.