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Chapter 28
Oral Diagnosis and Treatment Planning
Question | Answer |
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Detection | Act or process of discovering tooth imperfections or decay |
Extraoral | Outside the oral cavity |
Furcation | Area between two or more root branches |
Intraoral | Within the oral cavity |
Mobility | To have movement |
Morphologically, morphlogic, morphology | Branch of biology that deals with form and structure |
Palpation | Touching or feeling for abnormalities within soft tissue |
Probing | Use of a slender, flexible instrument to explore and measure the periodontal pocket |
Restoration | The use of dental material to restore a tooth or teeth to a functional permanent unit |
Symmetric | Balanced or even on both sides |