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Dental health is a matter of life - long concern. Whatever your age, you can and should have a healthy mouth and a pleasant smile. Correct dental care can help you keep your teeth for a lifetime. Your dental health is an important part of your general health. Neglect of your teeth is most likely to reflect on your general well-being. So take good care of them and they will take good care of you.

At one time or another, questions on dental health would have cropped up in your mind. You will find a few such questions answered here; some basic facts about teeth and gums and a few tips on how to take good care of them.

1.	WHAT IS A HEALTHY TOOTH
2.	HOW TEETH DECAY
3.	WHAT IS A GUM DISEASE
4.	HOW CAN TEETH DECAY & GUM DISEASE BE PREVENTED
5.	WHEN SHOULD YOU CONSULT YOUR DENTIST
6.	IS PROFESSIONAL CLEANING OF TEETH NECESSARY ?
7.	WHAT CAN HAPPEN IF MISSING TEETH ARE NOT REPLACED BY ARTIFICIAL TEETH ?
8.	SHOULD YOU USE A MOUTH WASH ?
9.	ARE CHILDREN ALWAYS ILL WHEN THEY ARE TEETHING
10.	SHOULD GUMS BE LANCED TO HELP TEETH COME OUT ?
11.	WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO KEEP THE PRIMARY TEETH & TO HAVE THEM FILLED IF CAVITIES DEVELOP ?
12.	SHOULD A PRIMARY TOOTH THAT IS LOST TOO EARLY BE REPLACED WITH A SPACE MAINTAINER ?
13.	IF A CHILD'S PRIMARY TEETH ARE DECAYED, IRREGULAR OR POORLY FORMED, WILL HIS PERMANENT TEETH ALSO BE FAULTY?
14.	WHAT SHOULD YOU DO IF YOUR CHILD ACCIDENTLY BREAKS OR CRACKS A TOOTH ?
15.	WHAT HARM CAN IRREGULAR OR MALFORMED PERMANENT TEETH DO TO THE CHILD & WHAT SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT IT ?
16.	WHAT IS THE PROPER AGE AT WHICH TO BEGIN CORRECTING IRREGULAR TOOTH POSITION
17.	SHOULD SOMETHING BE DONE ABOUT THE JAGGED EDGES OF NEWLY ERUPTED TEETH ?
18.	WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF EXAMINIJNG PERMANENT TEETH SOON AFTER THEY APPEAR
19.	IS THUMB SUCKING HARMFUL TO THE CHILD'S DENTAL HEALTH ?
20.	AT WHAT AGE SHOULD A CHILD START USING TOOTHBRUSH

21.	WHAT IS THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN NUTRITION AND DENTAL HEALTH ?
22.	SHOULD YOU GIVE YOUR CHILD CALCIUM TABLETS WHILE HIS TEETH ARE FORMING ?
23.	WHAT IS THE PLACE OF SWEETS IN THE CHILD'S DIET ?
24.	SHOULD YOU DEFER YOUR CHILD'S FIRST DENTAL VISIT UNTILL HE NEEDS DENTAL ATTENTION ?
25.	AT WHAT AGE SHOULD YOU TAKE YOUR CHILD TO THE DENTIST FOR THE FIRST TIME ?
26.	HOW SHOULD YOU PREPARE YOUR CHILD FOR HIS FIRST VISIT TO THE DENTIST ?
27.	WHAT WILL THE DENTIST DO DURING YOUR CHILD'S FIRST VISIT ?
28.	SHOULD X-RAY PICTURES BE TAKEN OF CHILDREN TEETH?
29.	HOW CAN YOUR ENCOURAGE YOUR CHILD TO HAVE REGULAR DENTAL EXAMINATIONS ?
30.	WHAT ROLE THE HEREDITY HAVE IN DENTAL PROBLEM
31.	WHAT IS A PLAQUE
32.	WHAT IS CALCULUS
33.	WHAT IS GINGIVITIS
34.	WHAT IS PERIODONTAL DISEASE
35.	WHAT IS A CAVITY
36.	SALIVA & DENTAL PROBLEMS
37.	DIET & DENTAL DISEASES
38.	ROLE OF FLUORIDES IN DENTISTRY
39.	GOOD HABITS TO HELP PREVENT CAVITIES
40.	IS IT NECESSARY TO GET WISDOM TEETH REMOVED
41.	HOW TO AVOID CHILDREN'S BAD DENTAL HABITS
42.	WHAT TYPE OF TOOTHBRUSH SHOULD I USE
43.	IS THERE ANY LINK BETWEEN GUM DISEASE AND HEART DISEASE

44.	HOW CAN WE AVOID BAD BREATH ( HALITOSIS )
45.	WHAT IS DRY MOUTH
46.	IS THERE A LINK BETWEEN GUM DISEASE AND DIABETES
47.	CAN MEDICATION HAVE AN EFFECT ON MY ORAL HEALTH
48.	WHAT ARE THE STAGES OF GUM DISEASE
49.	WHAT IS RIGHT WAY TO FLOSS
50.	WHAT IS TOOTH SENSTIVITY
51.	PREGNANCY / PRENATAL CARE AND ORAL HEALTH
52.	WHAT ARE CAVITIES
53.	WHAT IS A FILLING
54.	ORAL HEALTH FOR CHILDREN
55.	WHAT ARE THE CAUSES OF TOOTHACHE
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