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x F o r Fa: f ac ial
x ga: gage
x abs: abscess
x Gi cem: gingivitis
x ADL/ADLs: Area Dental
x gm(s): grams
Laboratory/Area Dental
Laboratories x Grs grains
x am or amal: amalgam x Hg: Mercury
x ant: anterior x hx: history
x B: buccal x imp: impression
x B/U: build-up x lb : pound
x BWX: bitewings x L or li: lingual
x c centigrade x M: mesial
x cc cubic centimetres x MB: mesiobuccal
x cm centimeter x mg: milligram
x clm: claim x MID: mesio-inciso-distal
x comp: composite x min: minute
x Cr: crown x ML: mesiolingual
x D: distal x ml: milliliter
x DB: distobuccal x mm: millimeter
x DI: disto-incisal x MO: mesio-occlusal
x D distal x MOD: mesio-occulso-distal
x DB distobuccal x N2O: nitrous oxide
x DC direct current x O: occlusal
x DI disto-incisal x oz: ounce
x DK: decay x pmt: payment
x DL distolingual x prophy or pro: prophylaxis
x dn pmt: down payment x RC: root canal
x dwt pennyweight x Rx: prescription
x D/O: dental office x sens: sensitive
x EOB or predet: estimate of x th: tooth
benefits x top: topical anesthetic
x fx off: fractured off x tx or trt: Treatment
The only x-ray that is taken without a precision(tm) x-ray holder. The
x-ray film for this procedure is shaped like a large oatmeal cookie.
Occlusal You are asked to bite on the x-ray film and the top of the x-ray
radiograph machine is positioned over your nose for a maxillary occlusal x-ray
or under your chin for a mandibular occlusal film. The x- ray shows
the whole arch.
Oral pertaining to the mouth.
Osteoblasts Cells which aid the growth and development of teeth and bones.
Cells which help create the sockets in bones. For example
Osteoclasts osteoclasps create the openings in your jaw bone to hold your
teeth.
disease producing organisms that can exist in many different places.
Pathogens
(e.g.: Air, dust, counter top surfaces, the body, etc.)
Pathology the study of abnormal (diseased) tissue conditions.
Pedodontist
A dentist who specializes in the treatment of children's teeth.
(Pedo)
Periapical x-ray of individual teeth or groups of teeth.
Periodontist
A dentist who specializes in the treatment of diseases of your gums.
(Perio)
is a colorless, odorless, sticky substance containing acids and
Plaque
bacteria that causes tooth decay.
Pertaining to your gums. For example periodontal desiese is gum
Periodontal
disease.
Periodontist A dentist who specializes in the treatment of gum disease.
An adjective used to describe things pertaining to the back of your
Posterior
mouth or your back teeth.
Prophylaxis Cleaning your teeth
Prosthodontist A dentist who specializes in the replacement of missing teeth.
Refers to the surfaces of teeth that touch the next tooth; the space
Proximal
between adjacent teeth is the interproximal space.
Radiograph Another name for an x-ray
A procedure where the nerve of a heavily decayed tooth is removed
Root canal
from the tooth replaced with a filling material
The longitudinal vertical plane that divides the mouth into two
Sagittal plane
halves (left and right.)
Sanitization A cleaning process which reduces germs to a "safe" level.
A gadget used to maintain a space in your mouth. You would use a
Space space maintainer when you lose one of your baby teeth. The space
maintainer maintainer will keep a space in your mouth until a permenant tooth
comes in to fill the space.
A process where a medical material is treated to remove all possible
Sterilization
germs and other forms of life
Supernumerary Some people have extra teeth. These are called "supernumerary
teeth teeth".
Tartar Another name for calculus
An abreviation for the "temporomandibular joint" The
TMJ "temporomandibular joint" is the joint where your lower jaw
connects to your skull.