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AGD Fact Sheets - Patient Oral Health Care Information

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Academy of General Dentistry - Explains why I am a member and how my membership in AGD helps provide better patient care.

Air Abrasion - Air abrasion is a way to remove decay from a tooth without using a dental drill.

Allergies and Dentistry - Allergic reactions are sensitivities to a specific substance, called an allergen, that makes contact with the skin, or is inhaled into the lungs, swallowed, or injected. Some allergic reactions are mild, while others can be severe and life-threatening.

Amalgam - Dental amalgam is a mix of metal (also known as an alloy) that is made by combining mercury, silver, tin, copper, and sometimes other metallic elements.

Athletic Mouthguards - An athletic mouthguard is a flexible appliance that is worn during athletic and recreational activities to protect teeth from trauma. Custom-fabricated mouthguards are essential for preventing athletic oral/facial injuries, such as broken teeth, jaw fractures, cerebral hemorrhages, and neck injuries.

Bruxism - Bruxism is the technical term for teeth grinding and clenching that causes facial pain.

Children's Oral Health - Taking your child to the dentist at an early age is the best way to prevent oral health problems.

Continuing Education - Explains why we take continuing dental education. It is to better serve our patients and their families.

Cosmetic Dentistry - We can perform a variety of cosmetic procedures to improve your smile—from subtle changes to major repairs. There are many techniques and options to treat teeth that are discolored, chipped, misshapen, or missing. Your dentist can reshape your teeth, close spaces, restore worn teeth, or alter the length of your teeth.

Crowns - Dental restorations restore the function, integrity, and morphology of missing tooth structure, which can be caused by caries or external trauma, such as chipping or cracking a tooth.

Dental Careers

Dental Emergencies - This fact sheet includes a helpful guide on how to pack an emergency dental care kit.

Dental Emergencies 2 - This fact sheet explains what to do when a tooth is knocked out or chipped.

Dental Insurance

Dental Sealants

Dentin Hypersensitivity

Dentures - This fact sheet provides tips on how to care for a denture.

Dentures 2 - This fact sheet explains how dentures feel and who are typical candidates for dentures.

Dry Mouth - Discusses the causes and effects of dry mouth with your patients.

Effects of Smoking on the Mouth

Fellow and Masters of the AGD - Explains the Academy of General Dentistry Awards your dentist has achieved.

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders - Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) is an umbrella term that describes the range of effects that
can occur in a person whose mother drank alcohol while pregnant.

Flossing

Fluoride - Fluoride is a natural mineral that is found in various concentrations in soil and drinking water.

General Dentists - understand the difference between general dentists and specialists.

Geriatric Dental Care

Halitosis

How to Choose a Dentist

Implants

Infection Control

Laser Dentistry

Men's Oral Health

Minimally Invasive Dentistry

Mouth Rinses

Mouth Sores

Nutrition

Oral Cancer

Oral Care and Cancer

Oral Hygiene

Oral Piercing

Orthodontics

Pain Management

Pediatric Dentistry

Periodontal Disease

Periodontal Disease and Cardiovascular Disease

Periodontal Disease and Diabetes

Periodontal Disease and Pregnancy

Root Canal Therapy

Sedation

Senior Oral Health Care

Sensitive Teeth

Sleep Apnea

Sports Dentistry

Technology in the Dental Office

Teen's Oral Health

Tooth Decay

Tooth Erosion

Toothpaste Abrasivity

Women's Oral Health

Xylitol

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