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A Complete Glossary of Dental Definitions
IrrigationThe technique of using a solution to wash out your mouth and to flush debris. |
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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
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- 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.
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| Key: |
blue = General Definition |
green = Dental Specialty |
brown = Field Of Practice |
| teal = Dental Procedure |
violet = Disease |
orange = Anatomy |
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