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Coronal Polish

TermDefinition
Dental Tape removes bacterial plaque and thus reduces interproximal bleeding. dental floss is circular in shape, and dental tape is flat.
Achieve to succeed in doing or gaining something
HVE high volume evacuator (large suction)
Rheostat foot controlled device to operate dental handpieces
Dosage indicator work in the same manner as process indicators. They are dyes placed in the sterilization packages, and they change color when exposed to dry heat, chemical vapor, or steam for a specific amount of time
Stensen's duct also known as parotid duct, located in an area just below and in front of the ear
Bifurcated roots division into two roots
concave Curved inwards
lines of retzius incremental rings, like growth rings of a tree, representing variations in the deposition of the enamel matrix during formation of the tooth
neonatal lines enamel produced prenatally contains only a few of these incremental lines; however, the shock of birth is registered as a ring known as neonatal lines
imbrication lines slightly rigids on the cervical third of certain teeth that extends mesiodistally
nasmyths membrane primary teeth may erupt with covering over the enamel left over from the epithelium and the ameloblasts, can pick up stains easily, removed by a thorough polishing
Deciduous all baby or primary teeth
RPM rotation/revolution per minute (10,000 to 30,000- speed ranges)
arch upper jaw or lower jaw
modified pen grasp the instrument is held in the same manner as a pen
modified palm grasp the instrument is held securely in the palm of the hand
modified palm-thumb grasp the instrument is held in the palm, and the thumb is used to stabilize and guide the instrument
non vital tooth not living in the oral tissue and tooth structure
tetracycline stain type of intrinsic stain can occur in the child when the mother is given tetracycline during the third trimester of pregnancy or when given infancy and early childhood
stroke movement of position
intermittent breaks in motion, allows heat to dissipate
sulcus space between the tooth and the free gingiva
alveolar bone the bone that supports the tooth in its position within the jaw. The alveolar socket is the cavity in the one that surrounds the tooth
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