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Common Dental Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Aitis | Without inflammation |
| Alveolar Bone/Alveolar Process | Bone cavity or tunnel that surrounds/supports tooth and associated structures; similar to appearance of sponge |
| Alveolar Bone Loss (BL) | loss of alveolar bone due to periodontal disease |
| BL | incates presence/severity of periodontal disease |
| Periodontal Therapy | preserve alveolar bone/process |
| Alveolar Mucosa | movable soft tissue loosely bound to underlying bone; not present on maxillary hard plate; usually more red than rest of gingival |
| Analgam | metal alloy containing mercury commonly used for dental restorations; "silver-filling" |
| Anterior | teeth situated near front |
| Apex (apical) | pointed end of cone-shaped part (pointy part of ice cream cone would be its apex) terminal end of root tooth |
| Arch | structure of bow-like or curved outline (side view of santa); often used to indicate top or bottom jar |
| Buccal | cheek (where chewing tobacco resides); designates side of tooth that faces cheek |
| Calculus | hard tenacious deposit on teeth and other hard structures in mouth; formed by deposition of calcium and phosphate salts in oral biofilm (bacterial plaque); tartar |
| Calculus | product of biofilm, related to gingibal and periodontal disease; plays much smaller role in oral disease than does biofilm |
| Cariogenic | food or other edibles that promote tooth decay (ex. cake, cookie, pie) |
| Cemento-enamel Juction (CEJ) | outer surface of tooth where root joins to crown; can be observed as line where color changes from enamel to cementum and can usually be felt as a lump with an explorer |
| Cementum | calcified connective tissue that covers outside surface of tooth's root |
| Clinical Attachment Loss (CAL) | Movement of supporting structures of tooth in apical direction usually result of periodontal disease; some of alveolar bone destroyed and junctional epithelium, soft tissue attachment, moves apically |
| Col | Depression in gingival tissue underneath contact area between lingual papilla and facial papilla; volcano-shaped tissue beneath area where two teeth contact one another |
| Concave | rounded and somewhat depressed or hollowed out; like a cave on hollowed out part of hillside |
| Convex | rounded; somewhat elevated surface (hill) |
| Coronal | toward crown of tooth |
| Dental Caries (Carious Lesion) | tooth decay. actually infection that causes continuing destruction of tooth structure (cavities) |
| Dentition | teeth in dental arches - top and bottom |
| Diastema | Open contact between teeth (gap) |
| Distal | away from the middle; often used to describe the side of a particular tooth that is closest to the posterior or back of the mouth |
| Disto-occlusal (DO) | Usually refers to dental caries or a restoration located at the distal and extending on the occlusal surface |
| Edema | Swelling |
| Erythodont | red tooth |
| Explorer | slender, flexible instrument with sharp point used to examine teeth for abnormalities and pathology, and to locate calculus through the use of touch; requires excellent tactile sensitivity |
| Extraction | removal of tooth or root fragment |
| Exudate | fluid of epithelial cells, bacteria, serum, and other products of the inflammatory process; pus |
| Facial | of or toward the face, used to designate the side of tooth that is facing away from the tongue side (buccal and labial) |
| Furcation | concave area between roots of multi-rooted tooth |
| Gingiva | part of the oral masticatory mucosa that surrounds the necks of the teeth and is attached to the teeth and alveolar bone; gums |
| glycophilia | sugar-lover |
| Iatrogenic | defect caused by professional during course of patient treatment; oops |
| Interdental Papilla |
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