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Myton Park Dental Centre - Dentistry Terms Category: Health and Medicine > Dental Glossary Date & country: 13/10/2008, UK Words: 158

Fixed Partial Denture
A fixed partial denture is a prosthetic replacement of one or more missing teeth cemented or attached to the abutment teeth or implant abutments adjacent to the space.

Fixed Appliances
Orthodontic devices, commonly known as braces, that are bonded to the teeth to produce different tooth movements to help reposition teeth for orthodontic therapy.

Filling
A lay term used for the restoring of lost tooth structure by using materials such as metal, alloy, plastic or porcelain.

Extraction
The process or act of removing a tooth or tooth parts.

Erosion
Wearing down of tooth structure, caused by chemicals (acids).

Excision
Surgical removal of bone or tissue.

Eruption
When a tooth emerges or pushes through the gums.

Enamel
Hard calcified tissue covering dentin of the crown of tooth.

Endodontist
A dental specialist who limits his/her practice to treating disease and injuries of the pulp and associated periradicular conditions.

Dry Socket
Localized inflammation of the tooth socket following extraction due to infection or loss of blood clot; osteitis.

Edentulous
Toothless.

Direct Restoration
A restoration fabricated inside the mouth.

Dry Mouth
See Xerostomia

Denture
An artificial substitute for natural teeth and adjacent tissues.

Denture Base
The part of the denture that holds the artificial teeth and fits over the gums.

Dentin
That part of the tooth that is beneath enamel and cementum.

Dentition
The teeth in the dental arch.

Dental Specialist
A dentist who has received postgraduate training in one of the recognized dental specialties.

Dental Prophylaxis
Scaling and polishing procedure performed to remove coronal plaque, calculus, and stains.

Dental Prosthesis
An artificial device that replaces one or more missing teeth.

Debridement
Removing foreign matter or dead tissue.

Decay
The lay term for carious lesions in a tooth; decomposition of tooth structure.

Cusp
The pointed portion of the tooth.

Cyst
Pathological cavity, usually lined with epithelium, containing fluid or soft matter.

Crown Lengthening
A surgical procedure exposing more tooth for restorative purposes by apically positioning the gingival margin and/or removing supporting bone.

Conscious Sedation
A state in which patients are awake and can breathe and swallow on their own but are less aware of what is taking place.

Clinical Crown
That portion of a tooth not covered by supporting tissues.

Composite
A dental restorative material made up of disparate or separate parts (e.g. resin and quartz particles).

Clenching
The clamping and pressing of the jaws and teeth together in centric occlusion, frequently associated with psychological stress or physical effort.

Cleft Palate
Congenital deformity resulting in lack of fusion of the soft and/or hard palate, either partial or complete.

Cleft Lip
Birth defect in which one or more fissures form in the upper lip, which takes place while the fetus is growing.

Cavity
Decay in tooth caused by caries; also referred to as carious lesion.

Cementum
Hard connective tissue covering the tooth root.

Caries
Commonly used term for tooth decay.

Canal
A relatively narrow tubular passage or channel.

Cariogenic
Promotes tooth decay.

Calculus
Hard deposit of mineralized material adhering to crowns and/or roots of teeth.

Bruxism
Constant grinding or clenching of teeth during they day or while asleep.

Bridge
See Fixed Partial Denture and/or Removable Partial Denture.

Bleaching
A cosmetic dental procedure that whitens the teeth using a bleaching solution.

Bonding
A composite resin applied to a tooth to change its shape and/or color. Bonding also refers to how a filling, orthodontic appliance or some fixed partial dentures are attached to teeth.

Bitewing radiographs
X-rays used to reveal the crowns of several upper and lower teeth as they bite down.

Bilateral
Occurring on, or pertaining to, both right and left sides.

Biopsy
Process of removing tissue for histologic evaluation.

Bicuspid
A premolar tooth; a tooth with two cusps.

Artificial Crown
whole of the clinical crown of a tooth;

Benign
The mild character of an illness or the non-malignant character of a neoplasm.

Apicoectomy
Removal of the tip of a tooth root.

Analgesia
A medically controlled state of depressed consciousness while maintaining the patient`s airway, protective reflexes and the ability to respond to stimulation or verbal commands. It includes intravenous administration of sedative and/or analgesic agent(s) and appropriate monitoring.

Analgesia
Loss of pain sensations without loss of consciousness.

Ankylosis
A condition where two hard tissues are fused together. When this happens to a tooth and the alveolar bone, the tooth partially erupts.

Amalgam
An alloy used in direct dental restorations.

Alveolar process
The curving part of the jaw into which the teeth are rooted.

Alveolus
The socket in the alveolar bone into which the tooth`s root fits.

Alveolar bone
The part of the jaw that surround the roots of the teeth.

Abutment Crown
Artificial crown serving for the retention or support of a dental prosthesis;

Abutment
A tooth (or implant) that supports a dental prosthesis.

Abrasion
Tooth wear caused by forces other than chewing such as holding objects between the teeth or improper brushing.