{"id":28,"date":"2010-12-29T20:26:39","date_gmt":"2010-12-29T20:26:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myfindadentist.com\/?p=28"},"modified":"2010-12-29T20:26:39","modified_gmt":"2010-12-29T20:26:39","slug":"definition-of-dentistry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.myfindadentist.com\/?p=28","title":{"rendered":"Definition of Dentistry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>According to Wikipedia.org&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dentistry<\/strong> is the branch of <a title=\"Medicine\" href=\"\/wiki\/Medicine\">medicine<\/a> that is involved in the study, <a title=\"Diagnosis\" href=\"\/wiki\/Diagnosis\">diagnosis<\/a>, prevention, and treatment of diseases, disorders and conditions of the <a title=\"Mouth\" href=\"\/wiki\/Mouth\">oral cavity<\/a>, maxillofacial area and the adjacent and associated structures and their impact on the human body.<sup id=\"cite_ref-0\"><a href=\"#cite_note-0\">[1]<\/a><\/sup> Dentistry is widely considered necessary for complete overall health. Those who practice dentistry are known as <a title=\"Dentist\" href=\"\/wiki\/Dentist\">dentists<\/a>. 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