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Mobile Dentistry and Its Applications

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Studies conducted over the past few years indicate that there exists a great need for dental treatments and preventive dental care in various under-served  communities across the globe. Access to oral care is one of the biggest issues our world faces today. Geographic inaccessibility, poor dentist to patient ratio and dwindling financial resources are few of the most common barriers to effective oral care. This lack of effective oral care has given rise to mobile dentistry . Over the past few years, mobile dentistry has sparked a lot of discussion across several developing countries . What is mobile dentistry? The existing dental care is delivered predominantly by private dentists , most of whom reside in urban localities and operate on a charge for service basis. Sadly, such private providers have failed to contribute to the promotion of dental care in the general population, most of which constitutes of rural citizens, slum dwellers , and school children . Mob...

Smoking Effect on the Mouth & Teeth: How to Kick the Habit

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The best reason most of the smokers come up to justify their  smoking habit  is that all their problems are blown away as soon as they start exhaling. It is far from reality and just a belief as it is one of the habits that drains your money and ruins your health and kills you slowly and gradually. Smoking causes lots of damage to the body as a whole, including your  mouth and teeth . The process of the smoking incepts from the mouth and involvement of the teeth during the process is indispensable. Still the problems persisting in these body parts are the last to receive attention from any smoker. People are aware that smoking is dangerous to health, but most of them are unaware that it is their  dental health  that suffers most because of the habit. Smoking has  countless effects  on the mouth and teeth of smokers. Its effects can be reversed, but for that, you have to kick the habit, an...

Surprising Facts Of Dental History

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While regular visits to the dentist aren't always a cause for joy, they're a necessity. They can mean the difference between good dental health and developing infections that can cause a lot to treat. The next time you hesitate to keep a dental appointment or feel bored sitting in the dental chair, recall some of these interesting bits of information about dentistry. They'll help to while away the time. 1. Early Endosseous Implant - A mandible fragment belonging to a Mayan was found in 1931. It dated all the way back to 600 A.D. What's intriguing is that it contained three pieces of tooth-shaped shell in the sockets of several missing lower incisors. This was evidence that the Mayans used early forms of endosseous implants . 2. Hippopotamus Dentures - General George Washington wore dentures made of hippo tusk and human teeth. He began losing his teeth early in life and was compelled to turn to dentures. Rather than having them made of wood, which was common ...