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Any restorative and replacement device that is used as a therapeutic aid in the treatment of periodontal disease. It is an adjunct to other forms of …

Fixed or removable devices that join teeth together. They are used to repair teeth that are mobile as a result of PERIODONTITIS.

A dental specialty concerned with the histology, physiology, and pathology of the tissues that support, attach, and surround the teeth.

Inflammation and loss of connective tissues supporting or surrounding the teeth. This may involve any part of the PERIODONTIUM. Periodontitis is curr…

Pathological processes involving the PHARYNX.

Congenital malformation characterized by MICROGNATHIA or RETROGNATHIA; GLOSSOPTOSIS and CLEFT PALATE. The mandibular abnormalities often result in di…

Use of a metal casting, usually with a post in the pulp or root canal, designed to support and retain an artificial crown.

The branch of dentistry concerned with the prevention of disease and the maintenance and promotion of oral health.

A condition marked by abnormal protrusion of the mandible. (Dorland, 27th ed)

A dental specialty concerned with the restoration and maintenance of oral function by the replacement of missing TEETH and related structures by arti…

Dental procedure in which the entire pulp chamber is removed from the crown and roots of a tooth.

Inflammation of the DENTAL PULP, usually due to bacterial infection in dental caries, tooth fracture, or other conditions causing exposure of the pul…

Dental procedure in which part of the pulp chamber is removed from the crown of a tooth.

A dental specialty concerned with biologically-based procedures designed to physiologically replace damaged tooth structures, including dentin and ro…

A non-invasive assessment of the stability of tissue-embedded prosthetic devices such as dental implants.

A physical misalignment of the upper (maxilla) and lower (mandibular) jaw bones in which either or both recede relative to the frontal plane of the f…

Procedure that involves the removal of infectious products from a root canal space through use of special instruments and fillings. This procedure is…

Phase of endodontic treatment in which a root canal system that has been cleaned is filled through use of special materials and techniques in order t…

Various preparatory steps prior to ROOT CANAL THERAPY by extirpation of diseased pulp and preparation of access cavity to receive the sealing materia…

A treatment modality in endodontics concerned with the therapy of diseases of the dental pulp. For preparatory procedures, ROOT CANAL PREPARATION is …

Dental caries involving the tooth root, cementum, or cervical area of the tooth.

A procedure for smoothing of the roughened root surface or cementum of a tooth after subgingival curettage or scaling, as part of periodontal therapy.

Resorption in which cementum or dentin is lost from the root of a tooth owing to cementoclastic or osteoclastic activity in conditions such as trauma…

Sheets of latex rubber punched and placed over the teeth during dental procedures to isolate the field of operation from the rest of the oral cavity …

The presence of calculi in a salivary duct or gland.

Presence of small calculi in the terminal salivary ducts (salivary sand), or stones (larger calculi) found in the larger ducts.

Calculi occurring in a salivary gland. Most salivary gland calculi occur in the submandibular gland, but can also occur in the parotid gland and in t…

Diseases involving the SALIVARY GLANDS.

A fistula between a salivary duct or gland and the cutaneous surface of the oral cavity.

The hardening or polymerization of bonding agents (DENTAL CEMENTS) via chemical reactions, usually involving two components. This type of dental bond…