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Dental Bridges
Function: To replace one or more missing teeth. Types: Traditional, Cantilever, Maryland, Implant-supported.
Dental Face-bow Transfer
Function: To record spatial relationship of the maxilla to the temporomandibular joint. Types: Earpiece face-bow, Kinematic face-bow.
Occlusal Splints
Function: To prevent bruxism and temporomandibular joint disorders. Types: Soft splints, Hard splints, Hybrid splints.
Dental Onlays
Function: To cover one or more cusps of a tooth. Types: Gold, Porcelain, Composite resin.
Dental Luting Agents
Function: To cement prosthetic devices into place. Types: Glass ionomer, Zinc phosphate, Resin cements.
Dental False Teeth Material
Function: To create the appearance and functional aspects of teeth in prosthetics. Types: Acrylic resin, Porcelain, Composite resins.
Teeth Whitening Trays
Function: To hold bleaching agents against the teeth for teeth whitening. Types: Pre-filled disposable, Professionally made custom-fitted, Boil-and-bite.
Snap-On Smile
Function: To provide a non-invasive, cosmetic cover for teeth. Types: Arch-covering, Partial arch-covering.
Night Guards
Function: To protect teeth from bruxism during sleep. Types: Stock, Boil-and-bite, Custom-fitted.
Veneers
Function: To improve the appearance of teeth. Types: Porcelain, Composite.
Dental Articulator
Function: To simulate the temporomandibular joint and movements of the jaw. Types: Non-adjustable, Semi-adjustable, Fully adjustable.
Dentures
Function: To replace missing teeth and restore oral functions. Types: Conventional, Immediate, Overdenture.
Interocclusal Records
Function: To register the relationship between the upper and lower teeth. Types: Wax bite registration, Polyvinyl siloxane bite registration, Zinc oxide-eugenol bite registration.
Dental Overdenture
Function: To provide a removable denture that uses one or more natural teeth as support. Types: Tooth-supported, Implant-supported.
Immediate Dentures
Function: To avoid the embarrassment of having no teeth during the healing period after tooth extraction. Types: Standard immediate dentures, Custom immediate dentures.
Dental Inlays
Function: To restore the chewing surface of a tooth. Types: Gold, Porcelain, Composite resin.
Dental Crowns
Function: To restore shape, strength, and function of a tooth. Types: Metal, Porcelain-fused-to-metal, All-ceramic, All-resin.
Implant-Supported Dentures
Function: To provide stability to dentures. Types: Bar-retained, Ball-retained.
Tissue Conditioning
Function: To improve the health of oral tissues under a denture. Types: Temporary soft liners, Medicaments, Adjustments to denture surface.
Dental Relining
Function: To adjust the fit of a denture. Types: Hard reline, Soft reline, Temporary reline.
Dental Implants
Function: To replace missing teeth and provide a fixed solution. Types: Endosseous (root-form), Subperiosteal, Transosteal.
Maxillofacial Prosthetics
Function: To rehabilitate patients with defects in the head and neck region. Types: Obturators, Speech aids, Facial prostheses.
Complete Dentures
Function: To replace a full set of teeth. Types: Conventional, Immediate, Implant-supported.
Partial Dentures
Function: To replace multiple teeth when some natural teeth remain. Types: Fixed, Removable, Precision attachment.
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