Yellow Week 5
Terms
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- osteoplasty
- a form of osseous surgery in which deformed bone is reshaped
- gingivitis
- inflammation of the gingival tissues
- calculus
- hard calcified deposit of mineralized plaque that forms on teeth, retorations and dental appliances
- root tip picks
- intrument designed to remove fragments from the bone socket
- mouth props
- devices used to prevent patients from closing the mouth
- subgingival
- below the gingival margin
- recession
- movement of gingival tissue away from the tooth
- surgical mallet
- an intrument used with a chisel designed to remove the bone
- periodontal flap surgery
- surgical separation of the gingival from the underlying tissue
- hemostats
- forceps intruments during surgery to retract tissue,remove small root tips,clamp off blood vessels, and grasp objects
- luxate
- to remove or dislocate
- bruxism
- grinding of the teeth
- pocket marking pliers
- intrument designed to leave small pinpoint perforations on the gingival tissue so the operator can measure the depth of the sulcus
- periodontal probe
- an intrument used to measure the depth of the periodontal pockets
- extraction forceps
- intrument used to remove teeth from the alveolar bone
- periosteal elevator
- tool used to reflect soft tissue from the bone
- biopsy
- surgical removal of a small amount of tissue
- periodontal pocket
- space in the gingival sulcus beyond 3mm. created by periodontal disease
- supragingival
- above the gingival margin
- interdental knives
- periodontal knives used to remove soft tissue interproximally
- scalers
- sharp hand instruments used to remove hard deposits from the tooth
- periodontium
- term used to describe periodontal tissues
- alveoplasty
- surgical contouring of the alveolar bone
- retractors
- oral surgery intruments that clear tissue from the surgical site
- root planning
- process of smoothing the root surface with curettes
- periodontal dressing
- bandage-like material applied to protect a surgical site as it heals
- rongeurs
- forceps with sharp-cutting edges used to trim and shape the alveolar bone following a tooth extraction
- furcation
- the dividing point of a multirooted tooth
- surgical chisels
- intruments used to remove or shape the bone
- surgical bone files
- intruments used to trim and smooth the edges of the alveolar bone following a tooth extraction
- surgical aspirating tips
- tools used to aspirate bloods and debris from the surgical site
- curette
- hand intruments for removing subgingival calculus
- periodontics
- dental specialty concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of the diseases of the supporting and surrounding tissues of the tooth
- oral and maxillofacial surgery
- dental specialty concerned with the diagnosis and surgical treatment of the oral and maxillofacial region
- needle holder
- hemostat-like intrument with grooved beaks to hold the suture needle
- periodontitis
- occurs when margins of the gingival recede and the supporting bone becomes inflamed and destroyed
- alveolitis
- complication following a tooth extraction involving the loss of the blood clot commonly known as "dry socket"
- surgical scissors
- intruments used to cut suture and trim soft tissue
- gingivectomy
- surgical removal of disease gingival tissue
- frenectomy
- complete surgical removal of the frenum