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Dental Terminology 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Alginate | A powder which is mixed with water to produce an elastic impression material for use in the mouth. |
| Arch | In Dentistry, the bow-like shape formed by the masticating surfaces of the teeth. |
| Armamentarium | The instruments, appliances, etc., used in the practice of a porfession. |
| Articulate | In Dentistry, to place teeth in their proper relation to one another. |
| Balanced Occlusion | The correct relationship of the biting and grinding surfaces of the teeth of the upper and lower jaws while in contact. |
| Band | In Dentistry, a metal ring encircling a tooth; often erroneously used to signify a clasp. |
| Bilateral | Pertaining to both sides. |
| Bite | In Dentistry, the relationship of the upper and lower jaw. |
| Bite-taking | Causing the patient to close the teeth on a piece of wax, modeling compound, or plaster, making imprints of the teeth for the purpose of articulating models of the jaw. |
| Buccal | Pertaining to, or in the direction of the cheek. |
| Bur | A drill; a cutting instrument used in Dentistry. |
| Burnish | To make shiny and smooth. |
| Burnisher | An instrument for smoothing and shining dental fillings, restorations, etc. |
| Calcification | Deposition of calcium salts. |
| Calcify | To make hard by depostiting calcuim salts. |
| Canal | A narrow, tubular channel or passage. |
| Canine (Tooth) | A commonly used term to designate the cuspid, because of its fang-like appearance. |
| Caries | Dental decay; disintegration of the dental structures. |
| Cartilage | Tough, elastic connectieve tissue. |
| Cassette | A roentgenographic (X-Ray) film or plate holder. |
| Cavity | In Dentistry, a hollow space or hole in a tooth. |
| Cement | Literally, a substance which causes objects to adhere firmly. In Dentistry, a substance used as a filling material or to cause inlays, etc., to adhere to the teeth. |
| Cementum | A bone-like structure which covers the roots of the teeth. |
| Central (Tooth) | The incisor tooth next to the median line (left to right). |
| Cleft Plate | A congenital fissure of the roof of the mouth. |
| Concave | Hollowand rounded, curved inward (opposite of convex). |
| Condyle | The rounded head of a bone at the point where it articulates with another bone, forming a joint. |
| Contact (point) | In Dentistry, the place where the proximal surfaces of two teeth or fillings touch. |
| Contour | The rounded external surfaces of a body part. |
| Convex | Curved on the outside or external surface (opposite of concave). |
| Crown (of a tooth) | That portion of a tooth extending above the gum line covered by dental enamel. |
| Cusp | A projection on the biting surface of a tooth. |
| Cuspid (Canine Tooth) | The third tooth from the median line, having one cusp. |
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