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Terminology Unit 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Apexification | Performed on the permanet toothof a young person when the apex of the tooth is incompletely formed |
| Appliance | Any device or brace that includes,banding or wiring used to reposition teeth,jaw joint or lowe jaw to restore normal occlusion |
| Distoclusion | Occurs when thw maxillary arch protrudes out fom the mandibular arch |
| Endodontics | Treatment of dental pulp orother internal structures of the teeth |
| Jump | The eplacement of he base of the denture because of deterioration or tissue change |
| Impacted Tooth | A tooththat is positioned or wedged against tooth, bone, or soft tissue and is prevented from erupting normally |
| Inlay | A gold alloy or procelain casting that lies on the occlusal surface of the patient's cusps (the pronounced elevation or edge of the tooth) |
| Intraoral X-rays | X-rays taken with the film placed inside the mouth |
| Lingual Bar | The support that runs along the bottom of the mouth |
| Neutroclusion | Occurs when the upper and lower set of the teeth comes together normally. But the teeth themselves do not occlude properly |
| Occlusal X-ray | X-ray whichshow the floor of the mouth and the palate |
| Onlay | A gold alloy casting that lies on the occlusal surface but covers one or more cusps |
| Orthodontics | Correction or prevention of poor or misaligned teeth |
| Palatal Bar | The support that runs across the top of the palate (roof of the mouth) |
| Peridontics | Any degenerative disease of the periodontal tissues |
| Pontic | The part of a bridge that is suspended between abutments and replace a missing tooth. |
| Prophylaxis | The removal of bacterioplaque,calculus,stais, and other potentially harmfull materials from the teeth by superficial scaling and polishing |
| Pulp Capping | The placing of a covering over an exposedm tooth pulp |
| Pulpectomy | The complete or partial removal of the pulp |
| Alveoplasty | Surgical preparation of a ridge for dentures |
| Restoration | Procedures used to restore a natural tooth |
| TMJ Dysfunction | A manifestation of an abnormality of the joint where the lower jaw hinges to the upper jaw |
| Administrative Law Judge Hearing | The third level of appeal |
| Documentation | The orderly organization and communication of important facts that can be used to furnish decisive evidence of the claim handling or processing |
| ERISA | (Employee Retirement Income Security Act) Protects the interests of participants and their beneficiaries who depend on benefits from private employee benefit plans |
| Insurance Commissioner | The regulatory agency fo the insureance industry and serves as a liaison between the patient and the carrier, and between the pysician and carrier |
| Peer Review | Objective, umbiased group of physicians determines what payments isadequate for services provided |
| QICs | Qualified Independent Contractors |
| Redetermination | Provider who has 120 days to file a request significant structural and procedural changes in the existing Medicare appeals process |
| Abruption Placentae | Premature separation of a normally situated placenta after the 20th week of gestation |
| ACOG | American Collage of Obstetrics & Gynecology |
| Cesarean Section | (C-section) Delivery of the fetus by means of an incision through the abdominal cavity and then into the uterus. |
| -cyesis | False pregnancy (peseudocyesis) |
| Eclampsia | A complication of severe preeclampsia that involves seizures and possibly coma. |
| Episi/o | Surgical procedure performed during labor to prevent tearing of the perineum and to facilitate delivery of the fetus (Episiotomy) |
| Gravid | Refers to any pregnancy,regardless of duration,including the present one;when used in the recording of an obstertrical history,indicates the number of pregnancies |
| HCG | Human Chorionic Gonadotropin |
| LMP | Last Menstrual Period |
| Miscarriage | Loss of a fetus as the result of natural causes occurring during the first 20th weeks of gestation (spontaneous abortion) |
| Multi | Multipara-Woman who has given birth to two or more children-MANY |
| Neo | Neonatal-Pertaning to the first 4 weekd of an infant's life-NEW |
| Nonstress Test | Test to identify fetal compromise in conditions with poor placenta function, such as hypertension, diabetes mellitus,or postterm gestation (pregnancy last beyond 42 weeks) |
| Nulli | Nullipara-Woman who has never been pregnant;Gravida O- NONE |
| OB | Obstetric |
| Pap | Papanicolaou(Smear) |
| Peri | Study of the fetus and infant from 20 to 29 weeks of gestation to 1 to 4 weeks after birth (Perinatology)-AROUND |
| Pseudo | False pregnancy(pseudocyesis)-FALSE |
| RhoGam | Inject able blood product that can safely prevent sanitation of an RH-negative mother by surpassing her ability to respond to RH-positive red cells/protect an RH-positive fetus from antibodies by its RH-negative mother. |
| Toxemia | Complication of pregnancy characterized by increasing hypertension,proteinuria,and edema |
| VDRL | Research Laboratory(syphilis test) |
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