Dental Glossary

Abutment Air Abrasion Allergy
Alveolar Bone Analgesia Anesthesia
Anterior Teeth Antibiotic ANUG (Acute Necrotizing Ulcerative Gingivitis)
Apicoectomy Arch Baby Teeth (deciduous teeth)
Base Biopsy Bite Occlusion
Black Hairy Tongue Block Injection Bone Loss
Bone Resorption Bruxism Bruxomania
Calcium Calculus Canker Sore
Cantilever Bridge Cavitron Cellulitis
Cementum Composite Filling Curettage
Cyst Dental Amalgam Dental Chart
Dental Cleaning Dental Crowns Dental Implant
Dental Trauma Dentin Dentition
Denture Denturism Diastema
Eruption Explorer Extraction (also known as Exodontia)
Eyeteeth Fistula Flap Surgery
Forceps Frenectomy Full Denture
General Anesthesia Geographic Tongue Gingiva
Gingivectomy Gingivitis Grinding Teeth (Bruxism)
GTR (guided tissue regeneration) Gum Boil Halitosis Bad Breath
Hydrogen Peroxide (H202) Hyperemia Impacted Tooth
Incision and Drainage Incisors Indirect Filling
Inlays Intraoral Camera Jacket
Laminate (also Veneers) Laughing Gas (see Nitrous Oxide) Local Anesthesia
Malocclusion: ”bad bite” Managed Care Mandible (the lower jaw)
Maryland Bridge Maxilla Milk Teeth
Molars Nerve Nightguard
Novocain omposite Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
Oral Cavity Oral Hygiene Oral Surgery
Orthodontics Overdenture Parasthesia / Paresthesia
Partial Dentures Pedodontics Periodontist
Permanent Teeth Pit Placebo
Plaque Pontic Porcelain Crowns
Porcelain Inlays or Onlays Porcelain Veneers Post
Post-core Post-crown Proper Brushing Technique
Proper Flossing Technique Prophylaxis Prosthesis
Prosthodontist Pulp Pulp Cap
Pulp Chamber Pulpectomy Pulpitis
Pulpotomy Pyorrhea Reimplantation
Reline Restoration Retained Root
Root Root Canal Root Canal Therapy
Root Resection Rubber Dam Saliva
Saliva Ejector Salivary Glands Scaling
Sealants Secondary Dentin Sleep Apnea
Space Maintainer Supernumerary Tooth Tartar
Temporomandibular Disorder (TMD) Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) and Temperomandibular Joint Disorder Third-Party Provider
Tooth Abrasion Tooth Abscess Tooth Bud
Tooth Decay (also known as Dental Caries) Tooth Enamel Tooth Filling
Tooth Whitening Torus Trench Mouth
Unerupted Tooth Veneers Wisdom Teeth
Xerostomia
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