The muscles which are required for mastication are known as the muscles of mastication, These muscles help mainly in the movement of the mandible and not the maxilla as maxilla is an integral part of the skull and the mandible being the only movable bone in the skull.
There are many muscles which help in the [...]

In order to explain the way pain is transmitted to dentin many scientists proposed many theories of transmission of pain through the dentin to the pulp where the nerves are largely crowded.
The pain or the stinging sensation seen on the teeth is due to the dentin which makes up the bulk of the tooth, and [...]

Mineralization is a Process taking place in all the calcified structures in the body like the bone & enamel.
It is defined as the deposition of the mineral salts in and around the organic matrix to make it a calcified structure.
The mineralization process is based on 2 mechanisms:

Booster Mechanism
Seeding mechanism

And it is explained with the help [...]

At about the age of 8 months there is a start in the eruption of the primary dentition through the alveolar gingiva, The first anterior teeth can be seen around the 8th month after birth, and the first posterior tooth can be seen at around 16 months.
The development of tooth can be considered in 2 [...]

Eruption is defined as the continuous tooth movement from the stage of the dental bud to the occlusal contact.
In our life time we get 2 sets of teeth the Primary dentition and the permanent dentition. First the primary dentition are seen, which on dislodgement give space for the permanent teeth to erupt.
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