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A Complete Glossary of Dental Definitions
OcclusionThe alignment and spacing of your upper and lower teeth when you bite down. |
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- Occlusal
- - Occlusal is the biting surface of a tooth
- Occlusal Plane
- - The imaginary surface on which upper and lower teeth meet.
- Occlusal Radiograph
- - An intraoral radiograph made with the film being hel between the occluded teeth.
- Occlusion
- - The alignment and spacing of your upper and lower teeth when you bite down.
- Onlay
- - An onlay is something laid or applied over something else
- Open bite
- - A malocclusion in which the teeth do not close or come together in the front of your mouth
- Oral
- - Pertaining to the mouth.
- Oral Mucosa
- - Soft tissue in the mouth
- Oral Pathologist
- - An Oral Pathologist is a dentist with special training (usually two or three years) after dental school in the field of pathology (disease)
- Oral Surgeon
- - An Oral Surgeon is a dentist with special hospital training (usually three more years) after dental school in the field of surgery in the head and neck area of the body including the mouth
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- Oral Surgery
- - Oral Surgery is the science of surgically removing diseases of the oral cavity (mouth) and the surrounding structures
- Orthodontia
- - Braces
- Orthodontic Chain
- - Orthodontic Chain A stretchable plastic chain used to hold archwires into brackets and to moke teeth.
- Orthodontics
- - Orthodontics (braces) is the science of correcting a malocclusion (crooked) of teeth in the oral cavity (mouth).
- Orthodontist
- - An Orthodontist is a dentist who has had special training (usually two more years) after dental school in the field of occlusion (biting) and function (interaction of the teeth) of the human dentition.
- Osteoblasts
- - Cells which aid the growth and development of teeth and bones.
- Osteoclasts
- - Cells which help create the sockets in bones. For example osteoclasps create the openings in your jaw bone to hold your teeth.
- Out of Network Provider
- - An out of network provider is a dental provider who's fees are usual and customary and doesn't participate in any of Savon's money-saving plans
- Overbite
- - Vertical overlapping of the upper teeth over the lower.
- Overjet
- - Horizontal projection of upper teeth beyond the lower.
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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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