Dental Radiography Assignent Vocab 1

Define attrition

wear associated with tooth-to-tooth contact overtime

Define periodontal disease

inflammation of the periodontium tissue surrounding the teeth

Define endodontic

deals with treatment of the inside of the tooth (pulp) and periapical tissue

Define ankylosis

when teeth roots ruse to the surrounding bone

Define apical

towards the root

Define deciduous

first set of teeth an animal has

What are caries?

cavities

Define stomatitis

inflammation extending beyond the mucogingival junction

Define foreshortening

image appears squashed/shorther than normal size

Define elongation

image appears longer than normal size

What is the right upper quadrant of the teeth labels as?

100s

What is the left upper quadrant of the teeth labels as?

200s

What is the right lower quadrant of the teeth labels as?

400s

What is the left lower quadrant of the teeth labels as?

300s