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The soft tissue (gums) that surrounds and protects the teeth and the underlying bone in the mouth.
Gingiva
What term refers to a soft, sticky biofilm that forms on teeth and along the gingival margin, which leads to decay and periodontal disease?
Plaque
Is Gingivitis reversible?
Yes
Hard tissue that forms the main part of a tooth, located under the enamel and cementum.
Dentin
What term refers to the hard, outermost layer of a tooth that covers and protects the underlying dentin?
Enamel
The loss or pulling back of the gum tissue around a tooth.
Recession
What term refers to the pear-shaped projection at the end of the soft palate in the mouth?
Uvula
What term refers to the band of tissue that passes from the facial oral mucosa at the midline of the arch to the midline of the inner surface of the lip?
Frenum
What term refers to plaque that’s adhered to tooth structure that becomes mineralized by calcium and phosphate salts (also known as tartar)?
Calculus
What term refers to the roof of the mouth, which separates the oral cavity from the nasal cavity and can be divided into 2 parts: Hard and Soft?
Palate
A protective garment worn by patient during x-rays to shield the body from radiation.
Lead apron
What term refers to the inflammation of gingival tissue?
Gingivitis
What is the term that refers to the area above the gumline?
Supragingival
What term refers to a foot-controlled device used to operate dental handpieces?
Rheostat
What term refers to the natural teeth in the dental arch?
Dentition
What term refers to a condition that can occur after an extraction when the blood clot in the socket is lost or fails to form, exposing the bone and nerves.
Alveolitis
What is the term for the natural contact of the maxillary and mandibular teeth in all positions?
Occlusion
What term refers to the process where minerals are added back into the tooth enamel, making teeth stronger and helping to repair early damage?
Remineralization
What term refers to the center of the tooth that is made up of living connective tissue?
Pulp
What term refers to the area between two or more root branches?
Furcation
An X-ray taken outside the mouth
Extraoral image
Permission granted by a patient after being fully informed of the risks, benefits and alternatives of a procedure.
Informed consent
An electronic image produced by digital sensor instead of traditional film.
Digital image
An x-ray image that captures the entire tooth, from the crown to the apex, along with the surrounding bone structure.
Periapical
Distortion in an x-ray where the tooth appears longer than the actual length due to improper angulation of the x-ray beam.
Elongation