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2. Gold teeth - Wikipedia

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   Gold is suitable for dentistry because it is malleable, nearly immune to corrosion, and closely mimics the hardness of natural teeth, thereby causing no harm to natural teeth during chewing. [5] Gold was used before silver became available and has continued to be used for specialized purposes. [5] Dental restorations are often made from a ...

3. Hall Technique - Wikipedia

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   The Hall Technique is a minimally-invasive treatment for decayed baby back (molar) teeth. Decay is sealed under preformed (stainless steel) crowns, avoiding injections and drilling. It is one of a number of biologically oriented strategies for managing dental decay. The technique has an evidence base showing that it is acceptable to children ...

4. Dental implant - Wikipedia

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   Dental implant, 3D illustration. A dental implant (also known as an endosseous implant or fixture) is a prosthesis that interfaces with the bone of the jaw or skull to support a dental prosthesis such as a crown, bridge, denture, or facial prosthesis or to act as an orthodontic anchor. The basis for modern dental implants is a biological ...

5. Fixed prosthodontics - Wikipedia

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   Fixed prosthodontics is the branch of prosthodontics that focuses on dental prostheses that are permanently affixed (fixed). Crowns, bridges (fixed dentures), inlays, onlays, and veneers are some examples of indirect dental restorations. Prosthodontists are dentists who have completed training in this specialty that has been recognized by ...

6. Removable partial denture - Wikipedia

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   Removable partial denture. A removable partial denture (RPD) is a denture for a partially edentulous patient who desires to have replacement teeth for functional or aesthetic reasons and who cannot have a bridge (a fixed partial denture) for any reason, such as a lack of required teeth to serve as support for a bridge (i.e. distal abutments) or ...

7. Tooth transplant - Wikipedia

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   Movement of impacted or severely ectopic teeth to their correct position if conventional surgical exposure and orthodontics is not appropriate. Management of congenitally absent teeth in one arch with crowding present in the other arch. Premature loss of permanent dentition from caries, trauma, iatrogenic damage or developmental abnormalities.