The following oral health topics will provide you with information and resources about various issues related to you and your family's oral health care. Select from the category listing or choose from the alphabetical listing to find a specific topic.

Please Note: The ADA does not provide specific answers to individual questions about dental problems, conditions, diagnoses, treatments or proposed treatments, fees, or requests for research. Read More.

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C

D

E

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G

H

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J

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M

N

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Q

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Z

A

• Abscessed Tooth (see Root Canal Treatment)
• Access to Dental Care
• ADA Seal of Acceptance (see ADA: Seal of Acceptance)
• Allergy to Latex Rubber
• Amalgam (see Dental Filling Options)
• Anesthesia
• Anorexia Nervosa (see Eating Disorders)
• Antibiotic Prophylaxis (see Antibiotics and Your Heart )
• Anxiety, Dental

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B

• Baby Bottle Tooth Decay (see Early Childhood Tooth Decay)
• Baby Teeth
• Bacteria (See Oral-Systemic Health)
• Bad Breath (Halitosis)
• Benefits/Insurance (see Manage Your Oral Health: Insurance)
• Bisphosphonate Medication (Fosamax, Actonel, Boniva, Aredia, Bonefos, Didronel or Zometa) (see Osteonecrosis of the Jaw)
• Biofilms (see Dental Unit Waterlines)
• Bitten Lip or Tongue (see Manage Your Oral Health: Dental Emergencies)
• Bleaching (see Tooth Whitening Treatments)
• Bottled Water
• Braces and Orthodontics
• Bridges
• Broken Tooth (see Manage Your Oral Health: Dental Emergencies)
• Brushing Teeth (see Cleaning Your Teeth & Gums)
• Bruxism (see Teeth Grinding)
• Bulimia Nervosa (see Eating Disorders)

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C

• Caduceus (See Emblem of Dentistry)
• Cancer, Oral
• Cancer Treatment and Oral Health
• Candidiasis
• Canker Sores and Cold Sores (see Mouth Sores, Common)
• Careers in Dentistry (see Career Resources)
• Cavities/Caries (see Tooth Decay)
• Chewing Gum Benefits NEW!
• Chewing "Spit" Tobacco (See Smoking Cessation)
• Child's First Visit to the Dentist (see JADA Patient Page)
• Choosing a Dentist (see Tips for Choosing a Dentist )
• Classroom Presentations
• Cleaning Your Teeth & Gums
• Clinical Trials
• Code of Ethics (See Principle of Ethics and Code of Professional Conduct)
• Complaints/Resolving Disputes (see Manage Your Oral Health: You & Your Dentist: FAQ)
• Composite (see Dental Filling Options)
• Cosmetic Dentistry
• Cost NEW!
• Cracked Tooth (see Manage Your Oral Health: Dental Emergencies)
• Crowns

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D

• DDS/DMD
• Decay, Tooth
• Decay, Early Childhood (Baby Bottle Tooth Decay)
• Dental Anxiety
• Dental Careers (see Career Resources)
• Dental Filling Options
• Dental Grills
• Dental Products for Home Use
• Dental Records (see Manage Your Oral Health: You & Your Dentist: FAQ)
• Dental Schools (see Education: DDS/DMD Programs)
• Dental Sealants (see Sealants)
• Dental Specialties (see DDS/DMD)
• Dental Tourism (see Manage Your Oral Health: Dental Care Away from Home)
• Dental Unit Waterlines
• Dentist, Choosing/Finding (see Tips for Choosing a Dentist )
• Dentist, Relationship (see Manage Your Oral Health: You & Your Dentist: FAQ)
• Dentures
• Diabetes and Your Oral Health
• Diagram of Mouth (see Animations: Primary Teeth/Permanent Teeth)
• Diet and Oral Health
• Direct Reimbursement (see Manage Your Oral Health: Insurance FAQ )
• Disease, Gum (Diseases, Periodontal)
• Disease, Heart (see Your Oral Health and Overall Health)
• Dry Mouth
• Dry Socket

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E

• Early Childhood Tooth Decay (Baby Bottle Tooth Decay)
• Eating Disorders
• Educators (see Educators & Students)
• Endodontic Treatment (see Root Canal Treatment)
• Emblem of Dentistry
• Emergencies, Dental (see Manage Your Oral Health: Dental Emergencies)
• Eruption Charts (See Tooth Eruption Charts)
• Ethics (See Principle of Ethics and Code of Professional Conduct)
• Extractions, Tooth

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F

• Facial Pain (see TMD/TMJ)
• Fillings (see Dental Filling Options)
• Financing Dental Care NEW!
• Finding a Dentist (see Tips for Choosing a Dentist)
• Floss (see Cleaning Your Teeth & Gums)
• Flossing (see Cleaning Your Teeth & Gums)
• Fluoride Exposure (see Bottled Water)
• Fluoride, Fluoridation
• Fluoride Supplements
• Forensics in Dentistry
• Foreign-Trained Dentist (see U.S. Licensure Information in Dental Professionals section of ADA.org)
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Fronts (see Dental Grills)

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G

• Gingivitis (see Periodontal Diseases)
• Gold-Colored (see Dental Filling Options)
• Gum Disease (see Periodontal Diseases)
• Grills or Grillz (see Dental Grills)

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H

• Halitosis (see Bad Breath)
• Health Observances
• Heart Murmur (see Your Oral Health and Overall Health)
• Home Water Treatment Systems (see, Bottled Water)

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I

• Implants
• Infection Control
• Insignia of Dentistry (see Emblem of Dentistry)
• Insurance (see Manage Your Oral Health: Insurance)

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J

• Jaw Pain (see TMD/TMJ (Temporomandibular Disorders)
• Joint Replacement (see Antibiotics and Your Heart )

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K

• Knocked Out Tooth (see Manage Your Oral Health: Dental Emergencies)

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L

• Lasers
• Latex Rubber Allergies
• Leukoplakia (see Oral Cancer)
• Low-Cost Care (see Access to Dental Care)

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M

• Medicaid (see Manage Your Oral Health: Insurance: Medicare/Medicaid)
• Medication Use (see Antibiotics and Your Heart )
• Meth Mouth
• Mouthguards
• Mouthwash (see Cleaning Your Teeth & Gums)
• Mouth Sores, Common

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N

• National Children's Dental Health Month
• Nicotene (See Smoking Cessation)
• Nutrition (see Diet and Oral Health)

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O

• Observances, Health
• Oral Bacteria (See Oral-Systemic Health)
• Oral Bisphosphonates (see Osteoporosis Medications)
• Oral Cancer
• Oral Health and Overall Health, Your
• Oral Hygiene (see Cleaning Your Teeth & Gums)
• Oral Piercing
• Oral-Systemic Health
• Orthodontics (see Braces and Orthodontics)
• Osteonecrosis of the Jaw
• Osteoporosis Medications

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P

• Partial Dentures, Removable
• Payment Options NEW!
• Periodontal Diseases
• Permanent Teeth Eruption Chart (see Animations: Primary Teeth/Permanent Teeth)
• Permanent Teeth Numbering Chart
• Piercing, Oral
• Plaque
• Porcelain (see Dental Filling Options)
• Pregnancy
• Premedication (see Antibiotics and Your Heart )
• Primary Teeth Eruption Chart (see Animations: Primary Teeth/Permanent Teeth)
• Products for Home Use, Dental
• Product Recalls (see Safety Alerts)

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Q

• Questions, Frequently Asked
• Quit Smoking (See Smoking Cessation)
• Quick Smokeless (Spit) Tobacco (See Smoking Cessation)

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R

• Radiographs (X-rays)
• Records (see Manage Your Oral Health: You & Your Dentist: FAQ)
• Referrals (see Access to Dental Care)
• Root Canal Treatment
• Rubber Latex Allergies

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S

• Safety Alerts
• Saliva NEW!
• School Presentations (see Classroom Ideas and Presentations)
• School Reports (see Students & Educators: Students)
• Schools (see Profession: Dental Education Programs)
• Science Fair Projects (see Students & Educators: Students: Science Fair Projects)
• Seal of Acceptance (see ADA: Seal of Acceptance)
• Sealants
• Second Opinion (see Manage Your Oral Health: You & Your Dentist: FAQ)
• Sensitive Teeth
• Silver-Colored (see Dental Filling Options)
• Smile Healthy Program (see ADA.org Smile Healthy section)
• Smokeless (Spit) Tobacco (See Smoking Cessation)
• Smoking Cessation
• Sores
• Space Maintainers
• Special Needs
• Soft Drinks/Soda (see Diet and Oral Health)
• Specialties, Dental (see DDS/DMD)
• Spit Tobacco (See Smoking Cessation)
• Statistics on Dentistry (see ADA: FAQ: Survey Research on Dentistry)
• Students (see Educators & Students)
• Symbol of Dentistry (See Emblem of Dentistry)

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T

• Teachers (see Classroom Ideas and Presentations)
• Teeth Grinding
• Teething
• Thumbsucking
• Tips for Choosing a Dentist
• TMD/TMJ (Temporomandibular Disorders)
• Tobacco (See Smoking Cessation)
• Tongue Splitting
  (See ADA Statement on Intraoral/Perioral Piercing and Tongue Splitting)
• Tooth
• Tooth-Colored (see Dental Filling Options)
• Tooth Brushing (see Cleaning Your Teeth & Gums)
• Tooth Eruption Charts
• Tooth Extractions
• Toothache (see Manage Your Oral Health: Dental Emergencies)
• Toothbrushes (see Dental Products for Home Use and Cleaning Your Teeth & Gums)
• Toothpaste (see Dental Products for Home Use)
• Tooth Decay
• Tooth Numbering Systems
• Tooth Whitening Treatments
• Tourism, Dental (see Manage Your Oral Health: Dental Care Away from Home)

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U

Currently there are no topics listed alphabetically under this letter. You can use the search function at the top of this page to find information that may exist in other locations on ADA.org.

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V

• Veneers

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W

• Water, Bottled
• Water Filters (see Bottled Water, Home Water Treatment Systems)
• Waterlines (see Dental Unit Waterlines)
• White-Colored (see Dental Filling Options)
• Whitening Treatments, Tooth
• Wisdom Teeth
• Women and Oral Health Care

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X

• X-rays (Radiographs)

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Y

• Your Oral Health and Overall Health
• Your Relationship With Your Dentist (see Manage Your Oral Health: You & Your Dentist)

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Z

Currently there are no topics listed alphabetically under this letter. You can use the search function at the top of this page to find information that may exist in other locations on ADA.org.

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Please note: The ADA does not provide specific answers to individual questions about fees, dental problems, conditions, diagnoses, treatments or proposed treatments, or requests for research. Information about dental referrals, complaints and a variety of dental procedures may be found here. You can also refer to our Frequently Asked Questions page for answers to common questions.