dentistry: Quick Facts

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Infographic titled Fluoride Facts featuring a central tooth illustration and surrounding labeled boxes explaining what fluoride is, its sources, health effects, recommended levels, and common products containing fluoride, along with statistics on global water fluoridation.

teeth whitening

illustration of primary teeth and permanent teeth

An anatomical illustration of the human mandible viewed from an anterolateral superior angle, showing labeled features such as the condylar and coronoid processes, submandibular and sublingual fossae, mandibular foramen, alveolar process, mental foramen, chin, ramus, and body.

root canal: cutaway view

Gypsum plaster dental model showing upper and lower teeth in occlusion, set against a black background.

A female veterinarian in surgical scrubs and mask performs a dental procedure on a small dog lying on an exam table under a bright overhead light.

A less painful root canal procedure explained

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Lucy Hobbs Taylor

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Horace Wells

American dentist