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A preventative cleaning where plaque, calculus and stains are removed from the teeth. We call this Preventative Care.
What is prophylaxis?
The portion of the tooth that lies below the gum line.
What is the root?
What is frenectomy?
The tongue facing surface of the tooth.
What is lingual?
A device used to keep dentition where they have been moved post orthodontia.
The process of measuring the depths of the pockets between the tooth and the gum.
What is periodontal probing?
The hardest tissue of the body, covers the anatomic crown of the tooth.
What is enamel?
The process of contouring and smoothing bone and soft tissue, usually done when a patient receives a denture for better comfort and function.
What is incisal?
What is aligner?
The removal of plaque and calculus from the teeth at and below the gum line. Recommended for patients that have non-reversible gum disease, or periodontitis.
What is periodontal therapy?
The hard, mineral-like material beneath the outer layer of the tooth, similar to human bone
What is dentin?
What is gingivectomy?
What is distal?
Procedure performed to create space for crowded teeth, allowing them to move past one another during orthodontia.
What is interproximal reduction (IPR).
A recommended treatment for patients that have reversible gum disease.
What is gingivitis therapy?
The inner portion of the tooth that contains blood vessels and carry oxygen and nutrients to the tooth.
What is pulp?
The removal of excess gum and bone to expose more natural tooth structure, typically used to allow a restorative procedure to be completed where there is little to no tooth structure exposed, or to achieve a more aesthetic look.
What is crown lengthening?
Word used to describe how we break up the mouth into 4 different parts.
What is quadrant?
Movement of a tooth in the occlusal direction.
What is extrusion?
The resilient tissue that immediately surrounds a tooth, also known as "gum".
What is gingiva?
The anatomic area at the end of the root of the tooth.
What is apex?
A membrane is surgically placed around a tooth and acts as a barrier between bone graft and gum tissue.
What is guided tissue regeneration?
The cheek surface of a posterior tooth.
What is buccal?
Movement of a tooth back into the bone.
What is intrusion?