| BDA | balloon dilation angioplasty; British Dental Association |
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| BDentSci | Bachelor of Dental Science |
| BDS | Bachelor of Dental Surgery; biological detection system; Blessed Dementia Scale |
| BDSc | Bachelor of Dental Science |
| CBADAA | Certifying Board of the American Dental Assistants Association |
| dental health surveys | A systematic collection of factual data pertaining to dental or oral health and disease in a human population within a given geographic area. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| 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) |
| 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) |
| legislation, dental | Laws and regulations pertaining to the field of dentistry, proposed for enactment or recently enacted by a legislative body. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| licensure, dental | The granting of a license to practice dentistry. (12 Dec 1998) |
Synonyms : Casting Technic, Dental, Casting Technics, Dental, Casting Technique, Dental, Casting Techniques, Dental, Dental Casting Technic, Dental Casting Technics, Dental Casting Techniques, Technic, Dental Casting, Technics, Dental Casting, Technique, Dental Casting
Synonyms : Cavity Liner, Dental, Cavity Lining Varnish, Cavity Lining Varnishes, Cavity Lining, Dental, Cavity Linings, Dental, Cavity Varnishes, Dental Cavity Liner, Dental Cavity Liners, Dental Cavity Linings, Liners, Dental Cavity, Lining, Dental Cavity, Cavity Varnish
Synonyms : Cavity Preparation, Dental, Cavity Preparations, Dental, Dental Cavity Preparations, Preparation, Dental Cavity, Preparations, Dental Cavity
Synonyms : Cement, Dental, Cements, Dental, Dental Cement
Synonyms : Cementoblast, Cementum, Dental
| dental enamel |
a hard, thin, translucent layer of calcified substance that envelops and protects the dentin of the crown of the tooth; it is the hardest substance in the body and is almost entirely composed of calcium salts. Called also adamantine layer, enamel, enamelum [TA], and substantia adamantina dentis.
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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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