Common dental conditions in patients receiving restorative dentistry

Conditions that affect the dentition and the materials utilized to treat these conditions are often unfamiliar to the physician. Dental caries and missing teeth are processes routinely treated in dental practice. Recent improvements in dental materials and techniques permit the dentist to restore the dentition to allow for corrected form, function, esthetics, and patient comfort. This paper describes some of the common conditions that affect the dentition, and the modalities routinely used to treat them.