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A Complete Glossary of Dental Definitions
AbscessAn abscess is a collection of pus in an area. An abscess is caused by the degeneration of tissue though the process of necrosis (death) of the tissue. The waste products of this process is pus which causes the abscess in the area. Inflammation is always associated with an abscess. |
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- Abscess
- - An abscess is a collection of pus in an area
- Abutment
- - An abutment is an anchor
- Acid Etch
- - A procedure where a weak acid smeared on your teeth to ready your teeth for brackets. The acid etch helps your brackets stay on better.
- Acid Etching
- - Acid etching is a process to condition a surface
- Acrylic
- - A plastic used to false teeth, retainers, and other dental products. Dental acrylic has been tested and thought to be perfectly safe.
- Adhesive
- - Adhesive is any material that joins or brings into close contact two or more surfaces
- Adult Dentition
- - Permanent Teeth
- Algenate
- - A plaster like compound used to take impressions. It tastes awful, but is safe.
- Alloplastic
- - Alloplastic refers to man-made materials that are sometimes used for tissue augmentation
- Alvelous
- - A opening in your jaw-bone in which a tooth is attached.
- Alveolar
- - The bone to which a tooth is attached
- Alveolar Bone
- - Alveolar bone is the bone that indirectly attaches to the tooth
- Alveoloplasty
- - Alveoloplasty is the recontouring of the alveolar bone
- Amalgam
- - An amalgam is a mixture or combination
- Analgesia
- - Analgesia is the removal of pain without the loss of consciousness
- Anesthesia
- - Anesthesia means the total or partial loss of sensation
- Anesthetic
- - A drug which a doctor or dentist uses.
- Anomaly
- - an abnormality
- Anterior
- - Anterior means in the front
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- Anterior Teeth
- - Anterior teeth are the 'front' teeth
- Antiseptic
- - A chemical agent which can be applied to living tissues to destroy germs.
- Anxiolysis
- - Anxiolysis is the use of pharmacological agents (medicine) to reduce anxiety
- Apex
- - Apex is the point of culmination
- Apicoectomy
- - Apicoectomy is the removal of the apex
- Appliance
- - An appliance is a device that performs a service or function
- Arch Wire
- - A metal wire which is attached to your brackets to move your teeth.
- Arch; dental
- - refers to the upper or lower intraoral part of the jaw
- Archform
- - The shape of the dental arch.
- Armamentarium
- - A general term for the dental chairs, lights and equipment used by your dentist or orthodontist.
- Articulator
- - A special holder for models of your teeth
- Aspiration
- - Removal of fluids from your mouth with an aspirator
- Aspirator
- - A tube like a straw which the dentist puts in your mouth to suck up all the saliva.
- Atom
- - An atom is one of the smaller building blocks of all things
- Attrition
- - Attrition is the loss of tooth structure by mechanical forces from opposing teeth.
- Augmentation
- - Augmentation means to build up
- Autogenous
- - Autogenous taken from one part and placed in another part of the same object
- Avulsion
- - Avulsion means the forcible removal of a body part by trauma or surgery
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blue = General Definition |
green = Dental Specialty |
brown = Field Of Practice |
| teal = Dental Procedure |
violet = Disease |
orange = Anatomy |
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