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Dental conditions
What each condition is, the specialty it sits under, and the professionals and articles on DentalReach that deal with it.
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Conditions
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Specialties
All conditions
Descriptions are textbook definitions, not treatment advice. Speak to a clinician about your own case.
Missing Teeth
Missing teeth — partial or complete edentulism — follow decay, periodontal disease, trauma, or a tooth that never formed.
Oral Implantology
Periapical Disease
Periapical disease is inflammation of the tissue around the tip of a tooth root, usually following pulp necrosis.
Endodontics
Gum Disease
Gum disease covers gingivitis, in which the gingiva is inflamed but the attachment is intact, and periodontitis, in which the supporting bone and periodontal ligament are progressively lost.
Periodontics
The specialties behind them
Each condition above belongs to one of these.