Many childhood illnesses can cause hearing loss. Ear infections can cause the middle ear to fill with fluid and cause hearing loss that usually clears when the infection and fluid are gone. Other infections may cause damage to the middle or inner ear and permanent hearing loss. Diseases known to affect hearing in children include chickenpox, encephalitis, influenza, measles, meningitis, and mumps. Vaccines can help protect your child from several of these diseases.
1 Periodontology (also called periodontics) â The study and treatment of diseases of the periodontium (non-surgical and surgical) as well as placement and maintenance of dental implants.  Prosthodontics (also called prosthetic dentistry) â Dentures, bridges and the restoration of implants.
Interest Areas in General Dentistry. An interest area in general dentistry is a well-defined body of evidence-based scientific and clinical knowledge underlying general dentistry, but is a more focused, complex and distinct field identified by advanced knowledge, techniques and procedures.