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Tooth Decay Learning Center

Treatments could include:
Dentists fill teeth by removing the decayed tooth material with a drill and replacing it with a material such as silver alloy, gold, porcelain, or composite resin. Porcelain and composite resin more closely match the natural tooth appearance, and ...
Source:ADAM
Date:December 12, 2008
To treat most cases of tooth decay in adults, the dentist removes all decayed tooth structure, shapes the sides of the cavity, and fills the cavity with an appropriate material, such as silver amalgam or composite resin. The filling is put in to r...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
To treat most cases of tooth decay in adults, the dentist removes all decayed tooth structure, shapes the sides of the cavity, and fills the cavity with an appropriate material, such as silver amalgam or composite resin. The filling is put in to r...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
To treat most cases of tooth decay in older children, the dentist removes all decayed tooth structure, shapes the sides of the cavity, and fills the cavity with an appropriate material, such as silver amalgam or composite resin. The filling is put...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
Root canal treatment, also known as endodontic treatment, is a dental procedure in which the diseased or damaged pulp (core) of a tooth is removed and the inside areas (the pulp chamber and root canals) are filled and sealed.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
A root canal is a dental procedure to remove dead or dying nerve tissue and bacteria from inside a tooth.
Source:ADAM
Date:April 24, 2008
Root canal therapy, also known as endodontic treatment, is a dental procedure in which the diseased or damaged pulp (nerve) of a tooth is removed and the inside Root canal treatment is a dental procedure in which the diseased pulp of a tooth is re...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
Root canal treatment, also known as endodontic treatment, is a dental procedure in which the diseased or damaged pulp (central core) of a tooth is removed and the inside areas (the pulp chamber and root canals) are filled and sealed.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery
Tooth extraction is the removal of a tooth from its socket in the bone.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery
Tooth extraction is the removal of a tooth from its socket in the bone. It is performed to control disease, improve function, or treat malocclusion .
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
Tooth extraction is the removal of a tooth from its socket in the bone.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
A tooth restoration is any artificial substance or structure that replaces missing teeth or part of a tooth in order to protect the mouth's ability to eat, chew, and speak. Restorations include fillings, inlays, crowns, bridges, partial and comple...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
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