What Is Dentistry? A Definition And A Bit Of Dental History

Dentistry is the study of conditions, disorders and diseases that occur in the oral cavity.  It is a branch of medicine that includes the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of these conditions in the oral cavity and all related and adjacent tissues and structures. Treatments for dental diseases have been recorded from primitive times and in include such things as incantations, chemical and vegetable plasters, and mouth rinses.  Medical doctors did not concern themselves too much with what goes on in the mouth.  Laymen treated dental ailments most of the time.…

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