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A Complete Glossary of Dental Definitions
Oral SurgeryOral Surgery is the science of surgically removing diseases of the oral cavity (mouth) and the surrounding structures.
Another aspect of oral surgery is the replacing the oral and peri-oral structures (surrounding the mouth) that are lost because of disease or trauma. Oral surgery runs the range of extracting teeth all the way to working with the plastic surgeon on reconstructing the face when it is disfigured because of a disease process or trauma. Oral surgeons are the dental specialists that usually decide if a biopsy (sample of a suspected disease structure to determine beyond a question of a doubt if the structure is diseased and how to treat it) of an area needs to be done and then they are the ones who usually will do the biopsy and removal of the structure depending on the circumstances involved. |
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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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