Signs and Symptoms
For people, the relevance and functionality of teeth can be easily taken for granted, but a closer examination of their considerable significance will demonstrate how they are actually very important. Among other things, teeth serve to:
- support the lips and cheeks, providing for a fuller, more aesthetically pleasing appearance
- maintain an individual's vertical dimension of occlusion
- along with the tongue and lips, allow for the proper pronunciation of various sounds
- preserve and maintain the height of the alveolar ridge
- cut, grind, and otherwise chew food
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