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Winter brings increased participation in vigorous sporting activities such as football and hockey, and with them a rise in injuries ranging from simple bruises to broken limbs and all in between. One injury which is often overlooked involves teeth which may be broken or dislodged or even knocked out by a sharp blow. These injuries [...]

It has long bothered dentists when a parent arrives with a child with a sore tooth and says “it’s only a baby tooth so can you take it out”. Deciduous, or baby teeth, serve several important functions: They are necessary to reserve space for the developing second teeth which are underneath. They are also needed [...]