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Dentistry

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Dentistry

Preventive

Health care; Dentistry

A procedure performed to aid in preventing decay and/ or gum disease.

Dental maintenance organisation (D.M.O.)

Health care; Dentistry

A legal entity that accepts the responsibility of providing services at a fixed price.

Transverse ridge

Health care; Dentistry

A linear elevation that crosses a surface (usually the occlusal surface).

Acrylic resin

Health care; Dentistry

The plastic widely used in dentistry to make dentures.

Periodontal pocket

Health care; Dentistry

The pocket that forms when the gums lose attachment from the teeth.

Alveolar process

Health care; Dentistry

The portion of the mandible or maxilla that surrounds the root of a tooth.

Pulp horn

Health care; Dentistry

The portion of the pulp chamber that extends towards the cusp.

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