A dental implant is an artificial tooth root used in dentistry to support restorations that resemble a tooth or group of teeth. Virtually all dental implants placed today are root-form endosseous implants and are placed within the bone....
Oral and maxillofacial surgery corrects a wide spectrum of diseases, injuries and defects in the head, neck, face, jaws, hard and soft tissues of the oral and maxillofacial region. It is a recognized international surgical ...
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Healthy tissues arround the tooth
Periodontium includes the gingiva (gums), alveolar bone, cementum, and the periodontal ligament. The word comes from the Greek words peri meaning around and odons meaning tooth. Literally taken, it means study of that which is "around the tooth". Periodontal diseases are those diseases that affect one or more of the periodontal tissues: 1. alveolar bone
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Periodontology, or Periodontics, is the branch of dentistry which studies supporting structures of teeth, and diseases and conditions that affect them. The supporting tissues are known as the periodontium.
