Dental What?
Assistant assigned duties that pertain to the business side of dentistry.
Administrative Dental Assistant
Narrow portion of the tooth where the root and the crown meet.
Cervix
Treatments provided to strengthen enamel and protect teeth from developing carious lesions.
Fluoride Treatments
Thick, dense mucosa attached tightly to bone (with the exception of the tongue). It is designed to resist the pressure of chewing food and is not easily injured. This is tissue type forms the gingiva (gums), the hard palate, and the dorsum (top) of the tongue.
Masticatory Mucosa
Area of dentisry for which dentist (prosthodontists) receive advanced training in performing procedures that replace lost and damaged teeth and tooth structures with partial dentures (fixed and removable), full dentures, crown over implants.
Prosthodontic
Amalgam
Person responsible for entering data into the computer system.
Data Processor
Masticatory mucosa and the tissue that surrounds the teeth; it is coral or salmonpink in color (in races other than Caucasian, the color is commonly darker).
Gingivae
Upper teeth or jaw.
Maxillary Arch
Substance that covers the chewing surfaces of teeth with a thin coat of resin. The purpose of this coating treatment is to close and protect the tooth from the effects of acid attacks, which cause demineralization of enamel and lead to carious lesions.
Sealant
Junction of the mucous membrane of the check and gingiva.
Buccal Vestibule
All person in the dental office. Someone who excels and becomes a vital member will have mastered multiple skills, will be flexible, and will works well in a team environment.
Dental Healthcare Team
The papilla located straight behind the central incisors.
Tissue that lines the oral cavity
Oral Mucosa
Posterior tissue region of the roof of the mouth.
Soft Palate
Cast restoration that cover the anatomical crown.
Cast Crown
Enamel
Structure that connects the tongue to the floor of the mouth.
Lingual Frenum
Salivary Glands
Parotid Glands
Method of tooth in a quadrant is assigned a number in which each tooth in quadrant is assigned a number and the quadrant is assigned a symbol.
Symbolic Numbering System
Thin, hard covering of the root surface of a tooth.
Cementum
Root canal procedures performed to replace the pulp.
Endodontics
Covers the cheeks, lips, vestibule, ventral (underside) surface of the tongue, and soft plate. This tissue is very thin and can be injured easily.
Lingual Mucosa
Area of dentistry in which dentist (periodonist) treat patients who have diseases of the soft tissue surrounding the teeth (periodental diseases). Periodontal disease occurs in several different stages, which vary in severity. The treatment performed by a periodontist focuses on correcting and preventing the progression of disease.
Periodontics
Tooth numbering system developed in the United States to ensure consistency identifying individual teeth.
Universal Numbering System