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2. How to remove tartar build-up in dogs, according to a vet - AOL

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   Tartar, also known as calculus, forms in your dog's mouth when plaque—a soft, sticky substance—builds up on the teeth. If plaque is not removed, it hardens over time due to minerals in the dog ...

3. Dental health diets for dogs - Wikipedia

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   Teeth play a vital role in an animal's survival; they are used for eating, grooming and defense. [2] [5] Each tooth is made up of a crown, which is above the gum line and covered in enamel, and roots that anchor the tooth to the alveolar bone. [2] [6] Beneath the enamel, there are collagen fibres and inorganic hydroxyapatite, which together ...

4. Calculus (dental) - Wikipedia

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   In dentistry, calculus or tartar is a form of hardened dental plaque. It is caused by precipitation of minerals from saliva and gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) in plaque on the teeth . This process of precipitation kills the bacterial cells within dental plaque, but the rough and hardened surface that is formed provides an ideal surface for ...

5. Debridement (dental) - Wikipedia

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   In dentistry, debridement refers to the removal by dental cleaning of accumulations of plaque and calculus (tartar) in order to maintain dental health. [1] Debridement may be performed using ultrasonic instruments, which fracture the calculus, thereby facilitating its removal, as well as hand tools, including periodontal scaler and curettes, or through the use of chemicals such as hydrogen ...

6. Dental anesthesia - Wikipedia

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   Local anesthetic injections are given in specific areas of the mouth, rather than the whole body. Although several different medications are available, the most commonly used local anesthetic to prevent pain in the area around a tooth is lidocaine (also called xylocaine or lignocaine). Lidocaine's half-life in the body is about 1.5–2 hours. [2]

7. List of veterinary drugs - Wikipedia

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   bedinvetmab - nerve growth factor inhibitor monoclonal antibody used for osteoarthritis in dogs; benazepril – ACE-inhibitor used in heart failure, hypertension, chronic kidney failure and protein-losing nephropathy; bethanechol – stimulates bladder contractions, tranquilizer, makes the patient feel no pain; bexagliflozin - oral antidiabetic ...

8. Dental material - Wikipedia

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   The cavity preparation of a GIC filling is the same as a composite resin. GICs are chemically set via an acid-base reaction. Upon mixing of the material components, no light cure is needed to harden the material once placed in the cavity preparation. After the initial set, GICs still need time to fully set and harden.

9. List of toothpaste brands - Wikipedia

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   Dr. Lyon's Tooth Powder: a brand of powdered dentifrice mainly popular during the mid twentieth century. It is still available today in independent drug stores and certain drug store chains. Created by Dr. I. W. Lyon, D.D.S. [19] Elmex: [20] sold since 1962, was manufactured by GABA International AG, a Swiss manufacturer of branded oral care ...