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21 Cards in this Set
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Sealant |
A resin material used to seal pit & fissures to prevent future decay |
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Root Canal |
Where the pulp is removed and replaced with a filling material |
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Restoration |
Process to replacing missing tooth structure; results in filling |
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Pontic |
Portion of a bridge that replaces the missing tooth |
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Partial Denture |
Prosthetic devices containing artifical teeth supported on metal framework and attached by clasp to natural teeth |
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Maryland bridge |
A resin retained, fixed bridge that replaces one tooth |
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Occlude |
Obstruct |
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Overhang |
Excess restorative material projecting over the cavity margin |
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Incipient |
Beinging of tooth decay that has not broken through the enamel into the dentin |
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Gold foil |
Restoration created when several layers of pure gold are placed in the cavity preparation |
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Denture |
A prosthesis that replaces missing teeth in the same arch; a full denture is used when all the natural teeth are missing |
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Crown |
Top or highest part of a tooth often called a cap |
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Cantilever bridge |
Prosthetic device in mouth attached at only one side useful in an area with little stress such as a missing lateral |
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Periodontal pocket |
Space in the gingival sulcus (beyond the normal 1 to 3 millimeters) created by periodontal disease |
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Mobility |
Tooth movement in the socket; maybe due to periodontal to disease or trauma |
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Drifting |
A tooth moving into the space created by a missing tooth |
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Diastema |
Space between the maxillary Central incisors in humans; can also be used to denote a space between two adjacent teeth in the same Dental don't need a space between two adjacent teeth in the same Dental arch |
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Caries |
Dental cavities; tooth decay |
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Bridge |
A fix prosthetic device placed in the mouth to replace missing teeth |
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Abutment |
A tooth, root, or an implant for retaining a fixed or removable prosthesis; the teeth adjacent to a pontic in a bridge |
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Abscess |
Local area of pus and infection |
