| dental hygienist | A licensed, professional auxiliary in dentistry who is both an oral health educator and clinician, and who uses preventive, therapeutic, and educational methods for the control of oral diseases. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| dental hygienists | Persons trained in an accredited school or dental college and licensed by the state in which they reside to provide dental prophylaxis under the direction of a licensed dentist. (12 Dec 1998) |
| dental impaction | A tooth which is within the alveolus (the tooth socket within the alveolar bone of the jaw) and is prevented from erupting into its normal position. (27 Sep 1997) |
| dental implantation | The grafting or inserting of a prosthetic device of alloplastic material into the oral tissue beneath the mucosal or periosteal layer or within the bone. Its purpose is to provide support and retention to a partial or complete denture. (12 Dec 1998) |
| dental implantation, endosseous | Insertion of an implant into the bone of the mandible or maxilla. The implant has an exposed head which protrudes through the mucosa and is a prosthodontic abutment. (12 Dec 1998) |
| dental implantation, endosseous, endodontic | Insertion of a tapered rod through the root canal into the periapical osseous structure to lengthen the existing root and provide individual tooth stabilization. (12 Dec 1998) |
| dental implantation, subperiosteal | The grafting or inserting of an appliance designed to fit over the surface of the mandible or the maxilla, beneath the specialised connective tissue that covers the bone (periosteum). (12 Dec 1998) |
| dental implants | Biocompatible materials placed into (endosseous) or onto (subperiosteal) the jawbone to support a crown, bridge, or artificial tooth, or to stabilise a diseased tooth. (12 Dec 1998) |
| dental implants, single-tooth | Devices, usually alloplastic, surgically inserted into or onto the jawbone, which support a single prosthetic tooth and serve either as abutments or as cosmetic replacements for missing teeth. (12 Dec 1998) |
| dental impression materials | Substances or combinations of substances used for making a negative reproduction or impression of the teeth and oral structures for the purpose of producing restorations, prostheses, and dentures, including elastomeric materials, dental plasters, metallic oxide pastes, hydrocolloids, silicone base materials, polyethers, polysulfides, and duplicating compounds. (12 Dec 1998) |
| dental impression technique | Procedure of producing an imprint or negative likeness of the teeth and/or edentulous areas. Impressions are made in plastic material which becomes hardened or set while in contact with the tissue. They are later filled with plaster of paris or artificial stone to produce a facsimile of the oral structures present. Impressions may be made of a full complement of teeth, of areas where some teeth have been removed, or in a mouth from which all teeth have been extracted. (12 Dec 1998) |
| dental index | Relation of the dental length (distance from the mesial surface of the first premolar to the distal surface of the third molar) to the basinasal (basion to nasion) length: (dental length ×100)/basinasal length, a system of numbers for indicating comparative size of the teeth. Synonym: Flower's dental index. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dental instruments | Hand-held tools or implements especially used by dental professionals for the performance of clinical tasks. (12 Dec 1998) |
| dental jurisprudence | The application of dental knowledge to questions of law. (12 Dec 1998) |
| dental lamina | dental ledge |
Synonyms : Equipment, Dental, Dental Equipments, Equipments, Dental
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Synonyms : Dental Facility, Facilities, Dental, Facility, Dental
Synonyms : Dental Fissure, Fissure, Dental
Synonyms : Dental Fistulas, Fistula, Dental, Fistulas, Dental, Fistula, Gingival, Fistulas, Gingival, Gingival Fistulas
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a species of the genus Flavivirus existing as four antigenically related but distinct types (designated 1, 2, 3, and 4) that causes classic dengue and hemorrhagic dengue.
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| dental papilla |
dentinal papilla, papilla den
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| dental fovea of atlas |
fovea den
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| dental reflector |
a mouth mirror used to reflect light on the field of action during a dental operation or examination.
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| dental senescence |
deterioration of the teeth and other oral structures as a consequence of advancing age or of premature aging processes.
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| DEN | the spatial property of being crowded together |
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| DEN | an impression in a surface (as made by a blow) |
| DEN | an appreciable consequence (especially a lessening) |
| DEN | a depression scratched or carved into a surface |
| DEN | make a dent into |
| DEN | corn whose kernels contain both hard and soft starch and become indented at maturity |
| DEN | of or relating to the teeth |
| DEN | of or relating to dentistry |
| DEN | an alloy of mercury with another metal (usually silver) used by dentists to fill cavities in teeth |
| DEN | (dentistry) a device to repair teeth or replace missing teeth |
| DEN | an assistant to a dentist |
| DEN | care for the teeth |