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Def Test #2 206
Term | Definition |
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Alveolitis | Dry socket |
Bone File | Surgical instrument used to smoth rough edges of bone structure |
Curette | Surgical instrument used to remove tissue from a tooth socket |
Elevator | Surgical instrument used to reflect and retract the periodontal ligament and periosteum |
Forceps | Surgical instrument used to grasp and hold onto teeth for their removal |
Luxate | To dislocate, as a tooth from its socket |
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon | Dentist who has specialized in surgeries of the head and neck region |
Retractor | Surgical instrument used to hold soft tissue away from the surgical site |
Rongeur | Surgical instrument used to cut and trim the alveolar bone |
Soft Tissue Impaction | Oral condition in which a tooth is partially or fully covered by gingival tissues |
Avulsed | Torn away or dislodged by force |
Down Syndrome | Chromosomal defect that results in abnormal physical characteristics and mental impairment |
Emotional Age | Measure of the level of emotional maturity of paediatric patients |
Extrusion | Displacement of a tooth from its socket as a result of injury |
Intrusion | Displacement of a tooth into its socket as a result of injury |
Arch Wire | A contoured metal wire that provides force when teeth are guided in movement for orthodontics |
Band | Stainless steel ring attached to molars to hold the arch wire and auxiliaries for orthodontics |
Braces | Another term for fixed orthodontics appliances |
Bracket | A small device bonded to teeth to hold th arch wire in place |
Cephalometric Radiograph | An extra oral radiograph of the bones and tissues of the head |
Cross-bite | Condition that occurs when a tooth is not properly aligned with its opposing tooth |
Crowding | Condition that occurs when teeth are not properly aligned within the arch |
Open Bite | A lack of vertical overlap of the maxillary incisors creating an opening of the anterior teeth |
Overjet | Excessive protrusion of the maxillary incisors |