Dental Specialty Recognition and Diagnostic Imaging

Vocabulary flashcards covering the history and diagnostic applications of the dental specialty recognized by the ADA in $$1999$$.

Advanced imaging techniques

Tools used to identify tumors and infectious diseases in the jaws and head, and to aid in diagnosing trauma and temporomandibular disorders.

American Dental Association (ADA)

The organization that recognized the first new dental specialty in $30$ years in $1999$.

$$1999$$

The year the American Dental Association (ADA) granted recognition to the first new dental specialty in $30$ years.

Temporomandibular disorders

Conditions, along with trauma, whose diagnosis is aided by advanced imaging techniques in the specialty recognized in $1999$.

$30$ years

The amount of time that had passed before the American Dental Association (ADA) recognized a new dental specialty in $1999$.