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Dental Sealants: Preventing Cavities Before They Start

Boy, I sure wish they had dental sealants for teeth back when I was a kid! When new teeth erupt into the mouth for the very first time they are ...
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Dental Post-operative Instructions

The mouth is a unique place compared with the rest of your body.  For one thing infections are usually not life threatening and a tooth, in some situations, can actually ...
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Onpharma Onset: Possible Tissue Necrosis

The answer is simple (off label usage guidelines): Dial the Onset Mixing Pen to 8-10 with 4% Articaine 2%, 3% Mepivacaine dialed to 18 2% Lidocaine dialed to 18 Since ...
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Wisdom Teeth

The very last teeth to erupt in the mouth are the 3rd molars, better known as the wisdom teeth. In most instances the wisdom teeth have no problems erupting into ...
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Occlusal Wear: Why Do My Jaws Hurt So Much?

What do you think the expected life span of a human being was 100 years ago?  Forty-three.  Life is so much more complicated today!  Are we living longer than our ...
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Tooth Whitening: Is This For You?

"Yah, yah, yah, yah...," yelled Zena Warrior Princess as she blinded everyone on the battle field with her bright shining teeth.  Remember that old TV show where Lucy Lawless played ...
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