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  2. Tooth loss - Wikipedia

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    Tooth loss is a process in which one or more teeth come loose and fall out. Tooth loss is normal for deciduous teeth (baby teeth) , when they are replaced by a person's adult teeth . Otherwise, losing teeth is undesirable and is the result of injury or disease, such as dental avulsion , tooth decay , and gum disease .

  3. Tooth decay - Wikipedia

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    Early childhood caries (ECC), also known as "baby bottle caries," "baby bottle tooth decay" or "bottle rot," is a pattern of decay found in young children with their deciduous (baby) teeth. This must include the presence of at least one carious lesion on a primary tooth in a child under the age of 6 years. [94]

  4. Periodontal disease - Wikipedia

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    Subgingival microorganisms (those that exist under the gum line) colonize the periodontal pockets and cause further inflammation in the gum tissues and progressive bone loss. Examples of secondary causes are those things that, by definition, cause microbic plaque accumulation, such as restoration overhangs and root proximity.

  5. Gingival recession - Wikipedia

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    Abnormal tooth position, such as tooth crowding, giving inadequate cover of one or more teeth by the jaw bone. [1] Piercings in the lip or tongue that wear away the gum by rubbing against it. [8] [9] Intentional gingival retraction. For example, the adult tooth may not grow out of the gum, and to remedy this, a procedure called an exposure is done.

  6. How the Rise of Farming Rotted Ancient Humans' Teeth - AOL

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    Beside harboring millions of bacteria and contributing to tooth decay, the sticky saliva and food mixture can act as a porthole allowing biologists to peer into the distant past—at least for a ...

  7. Dental extraction - Wikipedia

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    Fractured teeth. Teeth in the fracture line of the jaw bone; Teeth which cannot be restored endodontically. [10] [11] Prosthetics; teeth detrimental to the fit or appearance of dentures. [12] Head and neck radiation therapy, to treat and/or manage tumors, may require extraction of teeth, either before or after radiation treatments.

  8. Rotten, cracked, falling out: What are dreams about teeth ...

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    What do teeth dreams mean? A dream interpreter explains why teeth are falling out in your dreams and what it means. Rotten, cracked, falling out: What are dreams about teeth really saying?

  9. Social Security Fairness Act could restore benefits, but ...

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    The Social Security Fairness Act, one of the most bipartisan bills in Congress this session, aims to repeal WEP and GPO. The House voted to pass the legislation Nov. 12, and the Senate approved it ...