dental vocab
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- Nitris oxide laughing gas does not put the patient to sleep but does make them relax
- N20
- A procedure done by the dentist or dental laboratory which adds new base to denture
- Rebase
- Removal of a tooth severly decayed broken loose causing crowding
- Extraction
- The habit of grindings ones teeth
- Bruxism
- Edge side of the tooth closet to the tongue
- Lingual
- x-rys of the tip of the root
- periacapal x ray
- A locl infection in the collection of a pus under pressure a dental abcess may be caused by sever decay trauma or gum disease and will be characterized by swelling ans pain if an abcess ruptures it will be accompanied by sudden relief from pain and a fol
- Abcess
- Plastic coating applied on the occusal surface of the tooth to fill deep grooves and prevent decay
- Sealant
- A titanium cage or screw placed in the bone to replace a lost tooth or teeth a crown bridge or bar and denture can be fixed to the implant
- Implant
- Hardened plaque otherwise known as tartar colonies of bacteria
- calculus
- Outside surface of the posterior teeth near cheek
- Buccal
- A commonly used silver colored filling mixed silver tin copper and mercery
- amalgam
- An instrument that vibrates and sprays water ultrasonially used by hygeniest to remove calculus tarta
- cavitron
- Back teeth 1st 3rd molar
- Posterior
- An inlay that is built upon the occlusal or incisal edges of the tooth
- Onlay
- pertains to the chewing surface on posterior teeth
- Oclussal
- small x- ray that only show the chewing portion of the tooth
- Bite wing
- Hard filling usually accompanied by a post used to strenghthen the inside of a tooth afte a root canal
- Core build up
- The covering of a tooths surface to correct staining or damaged teeth by painting a layer of composite resin on the tooth
- Bonding
- Root canals removal of the nerve and restoration of the root
- Endodontics
- Scraping of the tooth above the gums
- Scaling
- A hole in the tooths surface due to decacification of the enamel and dentin by acid producing bacteria
- Cavity
- The side of the tooth closet to the lip
- Facial
- A plastic mouth piece used to prvent damage caused from bruxism
- Night Guard
- An instrument drill used in dentistry slow and high speed handpieces
- Hand piece
- A procedure using trays and alginate to make molds of the teeth
- Impression
- A gold porcelain or composite custom made filling cemented into the tooth
- Inlay
- Portion of the tooth farthest from the midline
- Distal
- Hard tissue unde enamel
- Dentin
- a wear resistant mterial such as quartz or ceramics known as the tooth colored filling usually used on anterrior teeth has tendency to stain
- Composite resin filing
- Decay of the gum line
- Cervical Cavity
- Applying attchant to tooths surface roughs up the tooths surface to mechanically bind the composite resin filling to the tooth
- Acid Etch
- The removal of tissue only surrounding the tooth typically used in the tratment of periodontal disease and cosmetic dentistry
- Gingivectomy
- Stiches
- sutures
- The center of the tooth consisting of vessels and nerve tissue
- Pulp
- An impression of the upper and lower teeth in wax
- Wax bite
- A tooth that is either partially emerged or submerge red under the tissue and sometime even bone
- Impacted tooth
- between the teeth
- inter proximal
- within the mouth
- intra oral
- metals used in makin filling
- alloys
- outside the mouth
- extar oral
- the front teeth
- anterior
- small pus pocket above an infected tooth
- fistula
- dental term for denta decay
- caries
- the removal of hard deposits with metal scalers on the root surface to allow for attachment of the gums to the tooth and ultimately pocket reduction
- Root planing
- a gold prcelain or composite custom made fillin cemented into the tooth
- inlay
- stitches
- sutures
- he removal of tissue only surrounding the tooth typically used in the treatment of periondontal disease and cosmetic
- gingivectomy
- Applying atchant to tooths surface roughs up the tooths surface to mechanicall bind the composite resin filling to the tooth
- acid etch
- hard tissue under enamel of the tooth
- dentin
- an instrument drill used in dentistry slow and high speed
- Hand piece
- a plastic mouth piece used to prevent damage caused from bruxism
- night guard
- the side of the tooth ccloset to the lip
- facial
- scaping of the tooth above the gums
- scaling
- hard filling ussually accompanied by a post used to strengthen the inside of a tooth after a root canal
- Core build up
- small x ray that only show the chewing portio of the tooth
- bite wing
- back teeth
- posterior
- outside surface of the posterior teeth
- buccal
- hrdened plaque otherwise known as tartar
- calculus
- a titanium cage or screw placed in the bone to replace a lost tooth or teeth a crown bridge or bar and denture can be fixed t implant
- implant
- x ray of the tip of the root
- periacapel x-ray
- surface of the tooth closet to the midline
- mesial
- cleaning of the teeth using a rubber wheel and abrasive dental paste
- prophylaxis
- the edge of an anterior tooth used for biting
- incisal
- the removal of hard deposit `
- root planing
- beween the teeth
- inter proximal
- a wear resistant material such as quaetz or ceramic
- composite resin filling
- an impression of the upper and lowr teeth in wax
- wax bite