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Book: Modern Dental Assisting - vocab review - Oral Diagnosis &TreatmentPlanning
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Detection | Act or process of discovering tooth imperfections or decay |
| Extraoral | Outside the oral cavity |
| Furcation | Area between two or more root branches. |
| Intraoral | Within the oral cavity. |
| Mobility | The have movement. |
| Morphologically | Branch of biology that deals with form and structure. |
| Palpation | Touching or feeling for abnormalities within soft tissue |
| Probing | Use of a slender, flexibly instrument to explore and measure the periodontal pocket. |
| Restoration | The use of a dental material to restore a tooth or teeth to a functional permanent unit. |
| Symmetric | Balanced or even on both sides. |