What are teeth? Teeth are the main tools for “chopping” food, i.e. mechanical digestion. They are harder than the bones – the enamel, which is thickest on the chewing surface, is the hardest substance in the body. Milk teeth and adult dentition Children’s primary dentition consists of 20 teeth (deciduous teeth, Latin: dentes decidui): Five … Teeth: Function, Anatomy, and Diseases
Chewing creates swallowable bites and is much more than reducing the size of food in the mouth. It is the first step in the digestive process and is critical for healthy teeth and an intact gut. What is chewing? Chewing creates swallowable bites and is much more than reducing food in the mouth. It is … Chewing: Function, Task & Diseases
The chondroglossus muscle is a special muscle. It is an essential element in the musculature of the tongue and performs a variety of important tasks. In principle, the chondroglossus muscle represents a muscle of relatively short length. What is the chondroglossus muscle? The chondroglossus muscle is also referred to by some of the medical community … Musculus Chondroglossus: Structure, Function & Diseases
The transversus linguae muscle is an internal tongue muscle that stretches and curves the tongue. In this way, it contributes to chewing, speaking, and swallowing. Failure of the transversus linguae muscle may be due to hypoglossal palsy, for example, as a result of a stroke. What is the transversus linguae muscle? When speaking, swallowing, chewing, … Musculus Transversus Linguae: Structure, Function & Diseases
Various types of so-called occlusion foils are used in medicine. For example, the ophthalmologist uses occlusion films to treat double vision and for the dentist they are diagnostic tools. Ophthalmic occlusion film is a pleasant and gentle alternative to the conventional eye patch. What is the occlusion film? Ophthalmologist uses occlusion films for example to … Occlusion Film: Applications & Health Benefits
When individual teeth are missing from the jaw, the other teeth can shift and change the bite statics. There are several dental treatment methods to prevent this from happening. One is to make a bridge. What is a bridge? Often, all-ceramic or composite crowns are used, which bond well to the tooth because of a … Bridge (Denture): Applications & Health Benefits
The bite position provides information about the sagittal positional relationship between the lower jaw and the upper jaw. In a neutral bite position, both jaws are in the correct relation to each other. What is the bite position? Bite position is a positional designation that provides information about how the two jaw bones relate to … Bite Position: Function, Tasks, Role & Diseases
The swallowing act consists of a preparatory phase and three transport phases. The first phase corresponds to the oral transport phase of the food pulp, during which the swallowing reflex is triggered. Swallowing reflex disorders of the oral transport phase are often directly related to neurogenic diseases or muscle and connective tissue diseases. What is … Oral Transport Phase: Function, Role & Diseases
The genioglossus muscle is the chin-tongue muscle and its function is to extend the tongue forward or out. It participates in sucking, chewing, swallowing, and speaking. The genioglossus muscle also holds the tongue in the oral cavity and prevents it from sliding in front of the trachea. What is the genioglossus muscle? As the chin-tongue … Genioglossus Muscle: Structure, Function & Diseases
The oral stage is a developmental stage in a baby’s first year of life when he or she explores the world around him or her with the mouth. During the oral stage, the baby tries to put objects of all kinds in his mouth. What is the oral stage? The oral stage is a developmental … Oral Phase: Function, Tasks, Role & Diseases
Dental implants are artificially created tooth roots. They resemble the shape of a dowel and are placed directly into edentulous sections of the jawbone. Above this anchored implant body is a neck part on which an implant crown is placed. What are dental implants? The function of the dowel-shaped implant is to grow into the … Dental Implant: Applications & Health Benefits
Products Calcium is commercially available in numerous drug products as a monopreparation, a fixed combination with vitamin D (usually cholecalciferol), and other vitamins and minerals. The most commonly used dosage forms include chewable, lozenge, meltable and effervescent tablets. Film-coated tablets that can be swallowed whole have also been available for some time. Structure and properties … Calcium Health Effects
