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- Abrasion: Tooth wear caused by forces other than chewing such as holding objects between the teeth or improper brushing
- Abutment: A tooth (or implant) that supports a dental prosthesis
- Local Anesthesia: The loss of pain sensation over a specific area of the anatomy without loss of consciousness
- Apicoectomy: Removal of the tip of a tooth root
- Arch: Term used to refer to the arrangement of teeth on upper and lower jaws, that together constitute the dentition
- Apex: The tip of the root of a tooth
- Allergy: Unfavorable systemic response to a foreign substance or drug
- Alveolar Bone: The jaw bone that anchors the roots of teeth
- Amalgam: A most common filling material, containing mercury, silver, tin, copper, and zinc
- Analgesia: A state of pain relief or an agent that lessens pain
- Bicuspid: A premolar tooth, a tooth with two cusps
- Bilateral: Occurring on, or pertaining to, both right and left sides
- Bite: Relationship of the upper and lower teeth on closure (occlusion)
- Bruxism: Grinding or gnashing of teeth, most commonly while the patient is asleep
- Biopsy: Process of removing tissue for histologic evaluation
- Bleaching: A cosmetic dental procedure that whitens the teeth using a bleaching solution
- Bonding: It refers to how a filling, orthodontic appliance, or some fixed partial dentures are attached to teeth
- Calculus: Hard deposit of mineralized material adhering to crowns and/or roots of teeth.
- Cavity: Decay in the tooth caused by caries; also referred to as a carious lesion
- Cementum: Hard connective tissue covering the tooth root
- Composite: A dental restorative material made up of separate parts
- Crown: The portion of a tooth above the gum line
- Crown: A dental restoration covering all or most of the natural tooth
- Cusp: The pointed portion of the tooth
- Caries: Commonly used term for tooth decay
- Decay: Destruction of tooth structure caused by toxins produced by bacteria
- Dentin: The part of the tooth that is beneath the enamel and cementum
- Denture: An artificial substitute for natural teeth and adjacent tissues
- Denture Base: The part of the denture that holds the artificial teeth and fits over the gum
- Direct Restoration: A restoration fabricated inside the mouth
- Diastema: A space between the teeth
- Enamel: Hard calcified tissue covering the dentin of the crown of the tooth
- Erosion: Wearing down of tooth structure, caused by chemical (acids)
- Extraction: The process of removing a tooth or a tooth parts
- Eyeteeth: The four upper and lower canine teeth
- Excision: Surgical removal of bone or tissue
- Filling: Restoring of lost tooth structure by using materials such as metal, alloys, plastic, or porcelain
- Full denture: A removable dental prosthesis (appliance) that replaces all upper and lower teeth
- Gingiva: Gum tissue
- Gingivectomy: The surgical removal of gum tissue
- Gingivitis: The inflammation of gum tissue
- Graft: A piece of tissue or alloplastic material placed in contact with tissue to repair a defect or supplement a deficiency
- Impacted Tooth: An unerupted or partially erupted tooth that is positioned against another tooth, bone, or soft tissue, so that complete eruption is unlikely
- Implant: Material inserted or grafted into tissue
- Inlay: An indirect filling made by a dental laboratory that is cemented or bonded into place
- Interproximal: Between the teeth
- Intraoral: Inside the mouth
- Impression: A mold made of the teeth and soft tissues
- Jaw: A common name for either the maxilla or the mandible
- Jacket: The crown for a front tooth, usually made of porcelain used to cover all surfaces of the clinical crown
- Laminate: A thin plastic or porcelain veneer produced in a dental laboratory and then bonded to a tooth
- Lesion: An injury or wound; area of diseased tissue
- Maxilla: the upper jaw
- Mandible: the lower jaw
- Malignant: Having the properties of dysplasia, invasion, and metastasis
- Milk teeth: The deciduous (baby) teeth
- Malocclusion: Improper alignment of biting or chewing surfaces of upper and lower teeth
- Mastication: The process of chewing food
- Molars: The three teeth in each dental quadrant used for grinding food
- Occlusion: The relationship of the upper and lower teeth upon closure
- Orthodontics: A dental specialty that treats misalignment of teeth
- Onlay: A laboratory-produced restoration covering one or more cusps of a tooth
- Osseous: Boney
- Overdenture: A denture that fits over residual roots or dental implants
- Palate: The hard and soft tissues forming the roof of the mouth that separates the oral and nasal cavities
- Periapical (PA): The region at the end of the roots of teeth
- Partial Denture: A removable dental prosthesis (appliance) that replaces one or more natural teeth
- Pathology: The study of disease
- Periodontal: Pertaining to the supporting and surrounding tissue of the teeth
- Periodontitis: Inflammation and loss of the connective tissue of the supporting or surrounding structure of teeth with loss of attachment
- Plaque: A soft sticky substance that accumulates on teeth and is composed of bacteria and food debris due to inadequate dental hygiene
- Prognosis: The anticipated outcome of treatment
- Prophylaxis: Cleaning of the teeth for the prevention of periodontal disease and tooth decay
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