Yellow Week Four
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- Luxate
- to remove and dislocate
- Needle holders
- hemostat like instruments with grooved beaks to hold the suture needles
- Scalers
- sharp hand instruments used to remove hard deposits from the teeth
- Periodontal flap surgery
- surgical separation of the gingival from the underlying tissue
- Periosteal elevator
- tool used to reflect soft from the bone
- Furcation
- the dividing point of a multirooted tooth
- Gingivitis
- inflammation of the gingival tissues
- Osteoplasty
- a form of osseous surgery in which deformed bone is reshaped
- Periodontal probe
- an instrument used to measure the depth of the periodontal pockets
- Interdental knoves
- periodontal knives used to remove soft tissue interproximally
- Periodontics
- dental specialty concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of the diseases of the supporting and surrounding tissues of the tooth
- Biopsy
- surgical removal of a small amount of tissue
- Surgical chisels
- instruments used to remove or shape the bone
- Subgingival
- below the gingival margin
- Calculus
- hard calcified deposit of mineralized plaque that forms on teeth, restorations, and dental appliances
- Recession
- movement of gingival tissue away from the tooth
- Root planning
- process of smoothing the root surface with curettes
- Gingivectomy
- surgical removal of disease gingival tissue
- Alveolitis
- complication following a tooth extraction involving the loss of the blood clot commonly known as "dry socket"
- Hemostats
- forceps instrument during surgery to retract tissue, remove small root tips, clamp off blood vessels, and grasp objects
- Supragingival
- above the gingival margin
- Mouth props
- devices used to prevent patients from closing the mouth
- Pocket marking pliers
- instrument designed to leave small pinpoint perforations on the gingival tissue so the operator can measure the depth of the sulcus
- Rongeurs
- forceps with sharp-cutting edges used to trim and shape the alveolar bone following a tooth extraction
- Frenectomy
- complete surgical removal of the frenum
- Surgical bone files
- instruments used to trim and smooth the edges of the alveolar bone following a tooth extraction
- Extraction forceps
- instruments used to remove teeth from the alveolar bone
- Surgical aspirating tips
- tools used to aspirate bloods and debris from the surgical site
- Root tip picks
- instrument designed to remove fragments from the bone socket
- Curette
- hand instruments for removing subgingival calculus
- Oral and maxillofacial surgery
- dental specialty concerned with the diagnosis and surgical treatment of the oral and maxillofacial region
- Bruxism
- grinding of the teeth
- Periodontal dressing
- bandage like material applied to protect a surgical site as it heals
- Periodontal pocket
- space in the gingival sulcus beyong 3mm created by periodontal disease
- Surgical mallet
- an instrument used with a chisel designed to remove bone
- Periodontium
- term used to describe periodontal tissues
- Retractors
- oral surgery instruments that clear tissue from the surgical site
- Alveoplasty
- surgical contouring of the alveolar bone
- Periodontitis
- occurs when margins of the gingival recede and the supporting bone becomes inflamed and destroyed
- Surgical scissors
- instrument used to cut sutures and trim soft tissue