A Brief Note on Dentistry and its Diagnosis

Diagnoses, prevents, and treats diseases, disorders, and conditions of the oral cavity (mouth), particularly the dentition (development and arrangement of teeth) and oral mucosa, as well as adjacent and related structures and tissues, particularly in the associated maxillofacial (jaw and facial) area. Teeth, as well as other parts of the craniofacial complex, such as the temporomandibular Dentistry, also known as dental medicine or oral medicine, is a branch of medicine that studies, joint and associated supporting, muscular, lymphatic, neurological, vascular, and anatomical structures, are included in the area of dentistry or dental medicine. A dentist is the name given to the practitioner.

Author(s): Laura D. Clark

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