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2. Dental restoration - Wikipedia

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   Dental restoration, dental fillings, ... Amalgam fillings expand with age, possibly cracking the tooth and requiring repair and filling replacement, but chance of ...

3. Mineral trioxide aggregate - Wikipedia

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   Mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) is an alkaline, cementitious dental repair material. MTA is used for creating apical plugs during apexification , repairing root perforations during root canal therapy , and treating internal root resorption .

4. Atraumatic restorative treatment - Wikipedia

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   Atraumatic restorative treatment (ART) [1] is a method for cleaning out tooth decay (dental caries) from teeth using only hand instruments (dental hatchet and spoon-excavator) and placing a filling. It does not use rotary dental instruments ( dental drills ) to prepare the tooth and can be performed in settings with no access to dental equipment.

5. Remineralisation of teeth - Wikipedia

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   The NHMRC an Australian Government statutory body, released the public statement of efficacy and safety of fluoridation 2007 to set the recommended water fluoridation to the target range of 0.6 to 1.1 mg/L, depending on climate, to balance reduction of dental caries (tooth decay) and occurrence of dental fluorosis (mottling of teeth). Moreover ...

6. Inlays and onlays - Wikipedia

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   Structure of dental inlays and onlays In dentistry, inlays and onlays are used to fill cavities, [ 1 ] and then cemented in place in the tooth . This is an alternative to a direct restoration , made out of composite, amalgam or glass ionomer , that is built up within the mouth.

7. Dental material - Wikipedia

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   Dental restorative materials are used to replace tooth structure loss, usually due to dental caries (cavities), but also tooth wear and dental trauma. On other occasions, such materials may be used for cosmetic purposes to alter the appearance of an individual's teeth.

8. Crown (dental restoration) - Wikipedia

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   In dentistry, a crown or a dental cap is a type of dental restoration that completely caps or encircles a tooth or dental implant. A crown may be needed when a large dental cavity threatens the health of a tooth.

9. Dental prosthesis - Wikipedia

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   A dental prosthesis is an intraoral (inside the mouth) prosthesis used to restore (reconstruct) intraoral defects such as missing teeth, missing parts of teeth, and missing soft or hard structures of the jaw and palate. [1] Prosthodontics is the dental specialty that focuses on dental prostheses.