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A Complete Glossary of Dental Definitions
MetastasisMetastasis means the transmission of disease causing organisms. Almost any health damaging organism that can invade the body can go through the process of metastasis. An example of this is when your 'sore throat' starts to 'settle' in your lungs. What has happened is that the bacteria and/or virus has gone through the process of metastasis and now the bacteria and/or virus is in your lung tissue. |
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- Maintainer
- - A Maintainer is an appliance that holds something in place
- Malignant
- - Malignant means life threatening
- Malocclusion
- - Poor positioning of your teeth.
- Mandible
- - Lower jaw
- Mandibular
- - Mandibular has to do with the lower part of the mouth
- Mandibular Canal
- - The mandibular canal is the hollowed out area in the mandible (lower jaw) that has blood vessels and nerves traveling through it
- Masticate
- - To chew your food and mix the food with saliva
- Mathieu Plier
- - A special plier which locks when it closes so it holds on to small parts.
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- Maxilla
- - Upper jaw
- Maxillary
- - Maxillary has to do with the upper part of the mouth
- Mesial
- - Forward or front.
- Metastasis
- - Metastasis means the transmission of disease causing organisms
- Metastasize
- - Metastasize means to be transmitted
- Midline
- - A plane through the very center of your mouth perpendicular to your nose.
- Mixed Dentition
- - The situation when both deciduous and permanent teeth are present.
- Mouthguard
- - A device that is used to protect your mouth from injury when you are participating in sports
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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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