Dental Procedures & Techniques- Ch 28/ Key Terms/COMPLETE

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Dental Assistance

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Detection

the process of identifying the presence of something, such as teeth imperfection or decay in dentistry.

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extraoral

outside the oral cavity

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furcation

space or branching between two roots of a tooth

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intraoral

located within the oral cavity

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Mobility

the ability to move; in dentistry, it refers to the movement of teeth within its bone structure

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morphologically, morphologic, morphology

branch of biology that deals with form and structure

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palpation

to examine by touch, such as feeling for abnormalities within soft tissue

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probing

to explore or examine within the use of an instrument

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restoration

bringing something back to its natural or normal state, an example is the use of a dental material to restore a tooth