 | Term | Definition |
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attrition |
wearing away |
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benign |
not cancerous |
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biopsy |
the excision of tissue to establish a diagnosis |
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bruxism |
unconscious habit of grinding the teeth |
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carcinoma |
a cancerous tumor |
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chancre |
an ulcer |
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cleft palate |
congenital cleft |
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erosion |
a loss of tooth structure |
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fibroma |
a benign tumor of white fibrous tissue |
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fluorosis |
hypoplasia and discoloration of teeth |
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geographic tongue |
wandering inflammation of the tongue |
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glossalgia |
pain in the tongue |
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glossitis |
inflammation of the tongue |
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harelip |
a cleft palate |
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herpes labialis |
herpes simplex of the lip |
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hutchinson's teeth |
notched or pegged teeth |
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hypoplasia |
a defective development of any tissue |
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leukoplakia |
white patches on the mucous membranes |
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malignant |
cancerous |
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neoplasm |
new growth |
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oral pathology |
specialty of dentistry that deals with the diagnosis of dental and oral diseases |
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sarcoma |
a malignant neoplasm of the connective tissue |
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alveolectomy |
surgical excision of the alveolar bone |
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alveoloplasty |
surgical repair of the alveolar bone |
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dry socket |
osteitis following extraction |
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excisional biopsy |
surgical excision of the entire lesion for diagnosis |
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extraction |
surgical removal of a tooth from the alveolus |
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fracture |
a break in the bone |
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frenectomy |
surgical removal of the frenulum from its attachment |
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incisional biopsy |
surgical excision of wedge shaped tissue for diagnosis |
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impaction |
retarded eruption |
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operculum |
a hood of tissue over a partially erupted tooth |
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orthognathic surgery |
surgery inwhich the jaws are moved onto proper alignment |
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osteotomy |
partial removal of bone |
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pericoronitis |
inflammation around the crown of a partially erupted tooth |
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temporomandibular joint |
the joint where the mandible meets the maxilla |
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trigeminal nerve |
the 5th cranial nerve which supplies the face with sensation |
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trigeminal neuralgia |
breakdown of the trigeminal nerve |
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resportion |
removal by absorption |
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