A 54-year-old female patient was referred for restoration of her fractured tooth (22). This tooth was traumatised several months earlier in a sports injury, and a composite restoration was provided.
Because tooth shape varies with fracture properties of the foods that primates eat, relationships between dental form and function can teach us about the diets of our distant ancestors.
and chronic teeth grinding can lead to painful issues from tooth fractures to changes in facial appearance. But the worst part is you could be a teeth grinder and not even know it. Every time a ...