dental Flashcards
Apical
Direction toward the root
Attrition
Wearing of the teeth from mastication or teeth rubbing together
Buccal
Direction toward the cheek
Calculus
Calcified plaque which hardens on the tooth and may not be brushed off
Cementum
hard connective tissue covering the tooth root and sometimes the crown
crown
portion of the tooth that sits above the gum line and is covered in enamel
Dentin
the bulk of the tooth, the hard connective tissue of the tooth made mostly of calcium and collagen
Enamel
the white hard outer layer of the crown ( made mostly of calcium)
Endodontics
treatment involving the pulp cavity ( root canal procedure)
floating
smoothing a horses teeth with a file to rid sharp edges
Halitosis
bad breath
periodontium
supportive tissues around the tooth, including bone of Aeolus, periodontal ligament, cementum and gingiva
Plague
Film on tooth made upon food, bacteria, cells and mucin
Ranula
salivary cyst under the tongue
Sulcus
Pocket under the gingiva
0-3 mm is normal, greater suggests periodontal dz