Dental care is the taking care of teeth. It includes, and may refer to:
- Oral hygiene, the practice of keeping the mouth and teeth clean in order to prevent cavities (dental caries), gum disease, and other dental disorders. Oral hygiene is the practice of keeping the Mouth and Teeth clean in order to prevent dental problems and bad breath. The mouth, buccal cavity, or oral cavity is the first portion of the Alimentary canal that receives food and begins digestion by mechanically breaking up Dental caries is a disease that damages Tooth structures resulting in what is commonly called tooth decay or cavities which are holes in the teeth
- Dentistry, the professional care of teeth, including professional oral hygiene and dental surgery. Dentistry' is the "evaluation diagnosis prevention and/or treatment (nonsurgical surgical or related procedures of diseases disorders and/or conditions of the oral cavity A dental hygienist is a licensed Dental auxiliary who specializes in preventive dental care typically but not limited to focusing on techniques in Oral hygiene. Dental surgery is any of a number of Medical procedures which involve artificially modifying the Dentition.
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