Match the dental specialty with the description.
A. Focuses on the treatments for diseases of the gums and surrounding tissues, while maintaining healthy gums and their surrounding tissues
B. Consists of the diagnosing, preventing, and treating of dental and facial irregularities, known as malocclusions
C. Restores natural teeth or replaces them with artificial teeth or dentures
D. The identification and management of oral diseases
E. Focuses on treatments such as root canals and endodontic surgery
F. The treatment of diseases, injuries, and defects of the oral and maxillofacial region
G. Promote good dental health and disease prevention in the community
H. The treatment of dental conditions by using imaging techniques
I. Provides oral health services for children through adolescence, including those with special health care needs
A. Periodontics
B. Orthodontics
C. Prosthodontics
D. Oral and maxillofacial pathology
E. Endodontics
F. Oral and maxillofacial surgery
G. Dental public health
H. Oral and maxillofacial radiology
I. Pediatric dentistry
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