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premolar

In mammals, one of the large teeth toward the back of the mouth. In herbivores they are adapted for grinding. In carnivores they may be carnassials. Premolars are present in milk dentition as well as permanent dentition.



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The results of this exam showed generalized inflammation, supra- and subgingival calculus, recession of 1 mm to 2 mm on #6 and #11 due to occlusal trauma, and horizontal bone loss in the molar and premolar areas of 2 mm to 5 mm (figures 1 and 2).
Conditions covered include early childhood caries, erosive dental wear, tongue piercing, and premolar autotransplantation.
After admission, he consulted with the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at our university, due to complaint of toothache with swelling of right mandibular gingiva and loosing his premolar teeth.
 
 
 
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