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	Aesthetic Dentistry
	Aesthetic dentistry is a discipline to create beautiful smiles. It restores teeth which have been damaged or misaligned, to make it look proper. Aesthetic dentistry combines modern dental technology and expertise on sculpt to create beautiful smiles that last for a longer term. Combining art and science with expertise creates youthful smiles and a peaceful mind. When people smile, you can notice spots of trouble like ageing of teeth, yellow or gray tooth color, discolored fillings. These problems can easily be fixed with aesthetic dentistry. Its all about making the teeth look naturally beautiful. To achieve this requires a highly talented master ceramist and a experienced dentist. Aesthetic Dentistry focuses on solution that gives comfort and function for a longer term. In this aesthetic component is an important factor considering the outcome. Proper application of dental technology can result in treatments, which were considered miracles a few year ago. Aesthetic dentists understand the long term cosmetic enhancement which are derived from physiological environment of which they must function. The solutions vary from simple bleaching, composite venners, porcelain or even combination; depending on the circumstances of the teeth.

	Vestibuloplasty
	Vestibuloplasty includes any surgical procedures which are specially designed to develop the height of the alveolar ridge by repositioning the muscles attached to the buccal, labial, & lingual parts of the jaws. It deepens the depth of the vestibules which will help clear the area for the food to pass naturally. It involves some of the skin grafting techniques. It has procedures like ridge extension, which includes grafts of soft tissue, reattachment of the muscle, & also revision of the soft tissue attachment. This procedure is done in accordance with some of the general accepted standards of the dental practice.

	Secondary Dentin
	Secondary dentin is dentin which is formed & also deposited in response to a normal or may be even a slightly abnormal stimulus, usually after the complete formation of the tooth. The compositions of primary & secondary dentin have lot of variations. The dentinal tubules are generally irregular in the secondary type & the deposits contain less amount of calcium & phosphorous per unit volume than primary dentin. Secondary dentin is usually less mineralized, but contains 6-10 % more minerals than primary. There are two types of secondary ones according to the response to stimuli, Physiological & Reparative secondary dentin.

	Pediatric Dentistry
	A branch of dentistry that deals with the treatment of diseases in children and adolescents.

	Malleability
	The ability of a material to sustain considerable plastic deformation without rupture under compression, as in hammering or rolling into a sheet. Metals that can be rolled into thin sheets are considered to be malleable in nature. Gold is the most malleable metal, then silver and then copper.

	ToothPaste
	The mouth is the most important part of our body as all the food we consume to keep ourselves in good health has to pass through our mouth so to keep it clean with out bacteria n other micro organisms we need to clean it daily with a toothpaste having the required ingredients in it. Toothpaste is a gel that helps to improve the health and aesthetic conditions of the tooth. Toothpastes are available in different brands like Sensodent, Emoform (for sensitive teeth), Colgate, Pepsodent, Close up and others. Toothpaste is made up of key ingredients like Floride(prevents caries), sorbitol, silica(abrasive),stannous flouride(abrasive), lauryl sulfates, Tetra sodium pyrophosphate, polyethylene glycol, sodium bicarbonate(foam), potassium nitrate, sodium bicarbonate, magnesium carbonate. Sodium fluoride is the most common ingredient, some manufacturers use sodium monofluorophosphate depending on the type and action with the toothbrush.

	Prosthodontics
	A branch of dentistry that deals with the restoration and maintainance of oral structures with structures and materials such as dentures and bridges.

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