| DADS | Director Army Dental Service |
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| DAT | delayed-action tablet; dementia Alzheimer's type; dental aptitude test; diacetylthiamine; diet as to... |
| DATE | dental auxiliary teacher education |
| DAU | 3-deazauridine; Dental Auxiliary Utilization |
| DC | daily census; data communication; data conversion; decrease; deep compartment; Dental Corps; deoxych... |
| dental amalgam | <chemical, dentistry> An alloy used in restorative dentistry that contains mercury, silver, tin, copper, and possibly zinc. Chemical name: Dental materials and fillings, amalgams (12 Dec 1998) |
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| dental anaesthesia | <anaesthetics, dentistry> General, conduction, local, or topical anaesthesia for operations upon the teeth, gingivae, or associated structures. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dental anatomy | <anatomy, dentistry> That branch of gross anatomy concerned with the morphology of teeth, their location, position, and relationships. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dental ankylosis | <dentistry> Bony union of the radicular surface of a tooth to the surrounding alveolar bone in an area of previous partial root resorption. Extracapsular ankylosis, stiffness of a joint due to induration or heterotopic ossification of the surrounding tissues. Synonym: spurious ankylosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dental anxiety | <psychology> Abnormal fear or dread of visiting the dentist for preventive care or therapy and unwarranted anxiety over dental procedures. (12 Dec 1998) |
| dental apparatus | The organs and structures primarily functioning in mastication: the jaws, teeth with their supporting structures, temporomandibular joint, muscles of mastication, tongue, lips, cheeks, and oral mucosa. Synonym: dental apparatus, masticatory apparatus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dental articulation | <dentistry> The contact relationship of the occlusal surfaces of the upper and lower teeth when moving into and away from centric occlusion. Synonym: gliding occlusion. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dental articulators | <dentistry> Mechanical devices that simulate the temporomandibular joints and jaws to which maxillary and mandibular casts are attached. The entire assembly attempts to reproduce the movements of the mandible and the various tooth-to-tooth relationships that accompany those movements. (12 Dec 1998) |
| dental assistant | <specialist> Individuals who assist the dentist or the dental hygienist. (12 Dec 1998) |
| dental auxiliary | <specialist> Personnel whose work is prescribed and supervised by the dentist. (12 Dec 1998) |
| dental biomechanics | <dentistry> The relationship between the biologic behaviour of oral structures and the physical influence of a dental restoration. Synonym: dental biomechanics. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dental biophysics | <dentistry> The relationship between the biologic behaviour of oral structures and the physical influence of a dental restoration. Synonym: dental biomechanics. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dental branches | <anatomy, dentistry> Branches to the teeth. Nomina Anatomica lists dental branches of the following: 1) anterior superior alveolar artery, rami dentales arteriarum alveolarium superiorum anteriorum; 2) inferior alveolar artery, rami dentales arteriae alveolaris inferioris; 3) inferior dental plexus, rami dentales inferiores plexus dentalis inferioris; 4) posterior superior alveolar artery, rami dentales arteriae alveolaris superioris posterioris; 5) superior dental plexus, rami dentales superiores plexus dentalis superioris. Synonym: rami dentales, dental rami. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dental bulb | <dentistry> The papilla, derived from mesoderm, that forms the part of the primordium of a tooth that is situated within the cup-shaped enamel organ. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dental calculus | <dentistry> Hard, stonelike concretion, varying in colour from creamy yellow to black, that forms on the teeth or dental prostheses through calcification of dental plaque. (12 Dec 1998) |