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Tooth Decay Learning Center

Complications could include:
Discomfort or pain; Fractured tooth; Inability to bite down on tooth; Tooth abscess; Tooth sensitivity;
Source:ADAM
Date:December 12, 2008
With timely diagnosis and treatment, the progression of tooth decay can be stopped without extended pain . If the pulp of the tooth is infected, the infection may be treated with antibiotics prior to root canal treatment or extraction. The longer ...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
With timely diagnosis and treatment, the progression of tooth decay can be stopped without extended pain . If the pulp of the tooth is infected, the infection may be treated with antibiotics prior to root canal treatment or extraction. The longer ...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
With timely diagnosis and treatment, the progression of tooth decay can be stopped relatively painlessly. If the pulp of the tooth is infected, the infection may be treated with antibiotics prior to root canal treatment or extraction. The longer t...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
A tooth abscess is a collection of infected material (pus) resulting from a bacterial infection in the center of a tooth.
Source:ADAM
Date:May 28, 2008
A dental abscess is a localized collection of pus in a cavity formed by the disintegration of tissues from a bacterial infection .
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
The dentist's term for a knocked out tooth is "avulsed."
Source:ADAM
Date:May 28, 2008
A broken jaw is a break in the jaw bone. A dislocated jaw means the lower part of the jaw has moved out of its normal position at one or both joints where the jaw bone connects to the skull (temporomandibular joints.
Source:ADAM
Date:May 15, 2008
Edentulism is defined as the absence or complete loss of all natural dentition (teeth). While tooth loss has long been considered an inevitable part of the aging process, significant changes in oral disease patterns have occurred in the twentieth ...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Public Health
Considered an important component of emotional health, self-esteem encompasses both self-confidence and self-acceptance. Experiences at home, at school, and with peers can all build or diminish a child's self-esteem. Psychologists and child-care a...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Childhood and Adolescence
Considered an important component of emotional health, self-esteem encompasses both self-confidence and self-acceptance. It is the way individuals perceive themselves and their self-value.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
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