Dental Terms that start with R

Reimplantation Reimplantation refers to the insertion and temporary fixation of completely or partially avulsed (knocked out) tooth or teeth th

Reline Reline refers to a dental procedure in which the entire tissue side of a denture is replaced with a new plastic to compensate for bone l

Restoration Restoration refers to the reproduction of a tooth through the use of metal and/or tooth-colored materials for teeth that have been

Retained Root Retained root refers to the partial root structure that remains in the jaw following the extraction or fracture of a natural toot

Root Root refers to the component of an individual tooth that is buried in the gum and connects the tooth to the jaw. Within the interior space

Root Canal Root canal refers to a component of an individual tooth that lies within the tooth’s root. There are at least one and as many as fou

Root Canal Therapy Root Canal Therapy or endotontic therapy refers to the specialized dental procedure of removing infected pulp from a tooth a

Root Resection Root resection refers to an endodontic surgical procedure to remove an untreatable fractured or dissolving root while retaining

Rubber Dam Rubber dam refers to a soft latex sheet that is attached to a contaminated tooth or teeth prior to treatment that is meant to preven