Soft Tissue Procedures
Dental Common Terminology
Dental Direction Terms
Orthopedic Procedures
Dental Skills
100

Commonly referred to as a spay 

Ovariohysterectomy 

100

Gum tissue 

Gingiva 

100

Toward the cheek 

Buccal 

100

A surgical procedure that involves the musculoskeletal system 

Orthopedic procedure  

100

Marked with a number, ex. 4mm

Sulcus Depth

200

Method of delivering newborn animals in cases of dystocia 

C-Section (Cesarean Section)

200

Lower jaw 

Mandible 

200

Toward the lips 

Labial 

200

Amputation of the head of the femur

Femoral head Ostectomy 

200

Marked with a wavy line in the direction of the fracture 

Fractured Teeth 

300

Commonly performed in animals with chronic external ear infection 

Lateral ear resection 

300

Upper jaw 

Maxilla 

300

Toward the tongue on the mandible 

Lingual 

300

Joint stabilization after the cranial cruciate ligament in the stifle has ruptured 

Lateral Suture 

300
Colored in solidly

Missing teeth 

400

An incision into the urinary bladder 

Cystotomy 

400

Loss of gingival tissue 

Recession 

400

The surface away from the midline 

Distal 

400

Removal of a prolapsed intervertebral disk material that causes pressure on the spinal cord 

Intervertebral Disk Fenestration 

400

Marked with an X if taken out by the vet 

Extracted teeth 

500

Removal of a portion of the intestine (resection) and suturing the cut ends together 

Intestinal Anastomosis 

500

Are between free gingiva and tooth 

Sulcus 

500

Chewing surface 

Occlusal 

500

Involves insertion of a metal rod (bone pin) into the medullary cavity of a long bone 

Intermedullary Bone Pinning 

500

Drawn in to approximate the missing area of the tooth 

Enamel missing