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The goal of dental treatment is to save the natural tooth for a lifetime. However, there are instances in that a tooth cannot be saved and, therefore, render it “non-restorable.”

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The most common problems encountered are prolonged feeding times and an inadequate nutritional intake. This may lead to excessive burning of calories, which in turn compromises weight gain.

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Obesity and overweight is defined as abnormal or excessive fat accumulation that presents a risk to health (WHO 2008).

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The oral mucosa can take up a variety of discolorations, including brown, blue, gray and black. Such color changes are often attributed to the deposition, production, or increased accumulation of various exogenous (extrinsic) and endogenous (intrinsic) pigmented substances.

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A peg shaped tooth or commonly called peg lateral is defined as an undersized, tapered, maxillary lateral incisor’ that may be associated with other dental anomalies, such as canine transposition and over retained deciduous teeth.

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Impacted teeth defined as retained teeth in the jaw beyond their normal date of eruption. The tooth becomes impacted because eruption is interrupted or obstructed by adjacent teeth, dense overlying bone or excessive soft tissue, malpositioning or lack of space in the arch.

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Eruption is a complicated process where teeth begin to appear through the gums.Humans have 2 sets of teeth, namely primary dentition and permanent dentition.Primary dentition consists of 20 baby teeth and erupts when infants are around 6 months of age. Permanent dentition consists of 32 teeth which starts erupting at the age of 6 years old.

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It is important to maintain good oral health before your transplant procedure and your mouth should be as healthy as possible. Decayed teeth, gum disease and any other mouth problems should be treated ahead of time.

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Salivary gland calculus, also known as salivary stone, is a calcified hard mass found within a salivary gland or salivary duct. Salivary calculus varies in sizes and may found in multiple numbers.

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Protective sealant is also known as fissure sealant. A fissure sealant is a material that is placed in the pits and fissures of teeth to prevent the onset of caries or decay. It has also been used to arrest progression of early caries from small pits to cavitations.

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