Dentistry - A Definition

Teeth are one of the most important parts of the human body. It helps the human beings to eat the food. On other hand, well-shaped and completely white teeth make a person more beautiful in outlook. So the human has the eternal desire to keep the teeth beautiful and intact for a long period of time. So a branch of medical science called the ‘dentistry’ is here to take care and cure your teeth. Lets have a quick discussion on the ‘general dentistry services’.

Let me tell you the general definition (remind that this is not the complete medical definition) of the dentistry first before starting the discussion. Basically, in short dentistry is the ‘diagnosis, evaluation, prevention or treatment of various diseases or the disorders and circumstances of the ‘oral cavity’ and ‘maxillofacial area’ or the contiguous and allied arrangements and their effect on the body of a human being’. The treatments can include various procedures including the surgical or the non-surgical methods.

The personals that are practicing the dentistry are called the dentists. There are some other people working in the field of dentistry other than the dentists. The other individuals are the dental hygienists, dental assistants, dental therapists, and the dental technicians. If one wants to be the dentist then he has to grab the degree of graduation with ‘Doctor of Dental Surgery’ or the any equivalent degree. But if you want to be a qualified dentist then you have complete the study of post graduation of some for years of extension. The clinical experience is necessary to be a good dentist.

Among all the dentistry services, ‘pediatric dentistry’ or the ‘pedodontics’ is most important one. Factually, ‘pediatric dentistry’ is often called the children dentistry. Basically, it seems that children often face the problem regarding their due teeth due to their affection towards sweets and chocolates. The problem grows thicker when they are not willing to brush their teeth. So ‘pediatric dentistry’ is the only solution for these kinds of problem related to the teeth.

Cosmetic dentistry is another service offered by the field of dentistry. Basically, Cosmetic dentistry is the regulation within the dentistry, in which the principal center is the adjustment of manifestation of the ‘oral cavity’ and the adjacent arrangement of the patient, in combination with the avoidance and the treatment of the structural, organic, or even the functional oral sickness.

Periodontal therapy is another treatment service offered by the field of dentistry. Basically, this service is related to the cure of the gums. In periodontal disease, the blood is often seemed in the gum.

Endodontics, is another service from the field of dentistry, which is related to the disease in the tooth pulp and tissues adjacent to the tooth root.

Through the service of orthodontics, the ‘malocclusions’ is cured. There is a dentistry service called the ‘oral pathology’, which is used to determine the dental disease properly. This service is very essential.

Among the other dentistry services, ‘oral radiology’, ‘Periodontics’, ‘Prosthodontics’, ‘oral surgery’, ‘Forensic odontology’, ‘geriodontics’, ‘Veterinary dentistry’ etc. are very much important.
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