The Savon Tooth-o-Pedia: Glossary of Dental Definitions

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A Complete Glossary of Dental Definitions

Impression

An impression is an imprint of something. In dentistry an impression or imprint is taken so that the dentist can make models of the teeth to use in making dental appliances.

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Impacted tooth: An unerupted tooth that somehow has gotten stuck and cannot come in.
Implants: Implantology is the science of placing an artificial device in the maxilla (upper) and/or mandible (lower) jaw bone to support the replacement of missing aspects of the human dentition (missing teeth).
Impression: An impression is an imprint of something
Impressions: The first step in making a model of your teeth.
Incisal: The biting edge of your centrals and laterals.
Incisor: Another name for the centrals and laterals
Inclination: The angle of the long axis of a tooth from a particular line of reference; the tilt or tip of a tooth.
Infection: An infection is an ingress of bacterium that cause tissue damage

Ingress: Ingress means entrance
Inlay: Inlay means to insert within
Insurance-health: Insurance is a third party payment for a health care related treatment
Interproximal: the space between adjacent teeth.
Interproximal Stripper: A device used to remove some of the enamel from the spaces between your teeth.
Intraoral: Intraoral means in the mouth
Ion: An ion is an electrically charged part of an atom
Irrigation: The technique of using a solution to wash out your mouth and to flush debris.

Key:	blue = General Definition	green = Dental Specialty	brown = Field Of Practice
Key:	teal = Dental Procedure	violet = Disease	orange = Anatomy

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