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What is Dental Informatics?

Dental informatics is a fast emerging area of dental science, with an increasing number of applications and tools that could help dental clinical practice. The advent of computers and information technology first laid the foundations for dental informatics in the 1960's. Since then, informatics have been used in several fields of medical science.

24 Oct 2013

What is Craniofacial Microsomia?

Craniofacial microsomia is a condition that affects the growth of the face and skull before birth. Infants may be born with a malformed and underdeveloped jawbone that can cause facial asymmetry and problems with the teeth.

24 Oct 2013

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgical Procedures

Oral and maxillofacial pathology is a branch of dental science concerned with diseases, injuries, abnormalities and cancers of the mouth, jaws and face. Oro and maxillofacial (OMF) surgeries are procedures performed in the treatment of these disorders and diseases.

24 Oct 2013

Oral and Maxillofacial Pathologies

Oral maxillofacial pathology or oral pathology is a branch of dental science concerning the identification, diagnosis and management of diseases affecting the mouth, jaw or face. In this field of science, the causes, processes, and effects of these diseases are investigated.

24 Oct 2013

Craniofacial and Dental Genetics

Teeth begin to develop while a baby is in the mother's womb. By the time a baby is born, they have a full set of formed milk teeth that are lying beneath the gums and ready to emerge over time to help the baby eat.

24 Oct 2013

What are Permanent Teeth?

After a child's milk teeth have fallen out, which occurs between 6 and 12 years of age, the adult teeth begin to erupt. The emergence of these permanent teeth usually overlaps with the shedding of the milk teeth and the child's jaws grow to accommodate the larger and greater number of permanent teeth.

15 Oct 2013

What is Teeth Whitening?

Teeth whitening is a cosmetic procedure that is used to make the surface of the teeth appear whiter.

15 Oct 2013

What are Dental Braces?

Dental braces are used by dentists in orthodontic treatment for a variety of reasons. One of their most common uses, however, is in the correction of maloccluded (crooked) teeth or a bad "bite".

15 Oct 2013

Treatment of Halitosis

Persistent bad breath or halitosis can have a serious impact on a person's social interactions and self-esteem. In addition, it may signal the presence of underlying dental, gum or other diseases. The treatment of halitosis depends, therefore, very much on the cause of the problem.

15 Oct 2013

What is Halitosis?

Halitosis or bad breath is a condition that can affect any person of any age, with around a quarter of all individuals suffering from bad breath at some point in their lives. The word halitosis is derived from the Latin word for breath, "halitus." Apart from causing embarrassment and low self esteem, bad breath can be a sign of physical problems such as tooth decay, gum disease or other problems in the body.

15 Oct 2013

Postpartum / Postnatal Treatment

Postpartum depression (Postnatal depression) is a severely distressing but treatable condition. Postpartum depression needs to be identified in good time so that professional help can be sought.

14 Oct 2013

Postpartum / Postnatal Symptoms

Postpartum depression (Postnatal depression) is a form of clinical depression that is somewhat more severe than the "baby blues" that are often experienced by women during the first two to three weeks after childbirth.

14 Oct 2013

Postpartum / Postnatal Depression Causes

The exact cause of postpartum depression is not clear. The underlying reasons for postnatal depression are complex and, often, a combination of risk factors are at play. Some of the factors that may cause or raise the risk of postpartum depression include...

14 Oct 2013

What is Postpartum / Postnatal Depression?

Postpartum depression (Postnatal depression) is a type of depressive illness that some women experience after child birth. This form of depression usually occurs around 4 to 6 weeks after delivery but sometimes does not manifest until months after the baby is born. The condition can occur whether a woman gives birth naturally or by way of a caesarean section.

14 Oct 2013

How is Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Treated?

Treatment for PTSD may take time, with periods of symptom remission followed by periods where symptoms are exacerbated.

14 Oct 2013

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Symptoms

Symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder are seen in around one third of all people who have experienced a traumatic life event. The symptoms vary from person to person but some known symptoms include...

14 Oct 2013

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Diagnosis

The symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) can develop within anything from one month of when a traumatic event was experienced to up to months or years afterwards. Commonly, people with PTSD do not seek medical help until the condition has started to seriously impact on their day-to-day living.

14 Oct 2013