Dental Procedures

Question 1

Abscess

Answer 1

Acute or chronic localized inflammation, probably with a collection of pus, associated with tissue destruction and, frequently, swelling; usually secondary to infection.

Question 2

Biopsy

Answer 2

Process of removing tissue for histologic evaluation.

Question 3

Cavity

Answer 3

Missing tooth structure. A cavity may be due to decay, erosion or abrasion

Question 4

Crown

Answer 4

An artificial replacement that restores missing tooth structure by surrounding the remaining coronal tooth structure, or is placed on a dental implant.

Question 5

Dental Implant

Answer 5

A device specially designed to be placed surgically within or on the mandibular or maxillary bone as a means of providing for dental replacement.

Question 6

Endo – Endodontic – Root Canal

Answer 6

Root canal treatment is a procedure to relieve dental pain and save your teeth, typically needed when there is inflammation or infection in the roots of a tooth.The procedure removes the pulp inside the tooth, cleans, disinfects and shapes the root canals, and places a filling to seal the space.

Question 7

Extraction

Answer 7

removing a tooth (whole or in parts)

Question 8

Fracture

Answer 8

The breaking of a part, especially of a bony structure; breaking of a tooth.

Question 9

Gingivitis

Answer 9

Inflammation of gingival tissue without loss of connective tissue.

Question 10

HX

Answer 10

Hx refers to ‘history’ as in a patient’s medical history.

Question 11

Impacted tooth

Answer 11

An unerupted or partially erupted tooth that is positioned against another tooth, bone, or soft tissue so that complete eruption is unlikely.

Question 12

Malocclusion

Answer 12

incorrect position of biting or chewing surfaces of the upper and lower teeth

Question 13

Maxilla

Answer 13

the upper jaw

Question 14

Mandible

Answer 14

the lower jaw.

Question 15

Permanent Tooth Numbers

Answer 15

Dental charts are normally arranged from the viewpoint of a dental practitioner facing a patient. The patient’s right side appears on the left side of the chart, and the patient’s left side appears on the right side of the chart. Therefore, teeth numbers 1 – 16 are on the upper jaw, right to left. Teeth numbers 17 – 32 are in the lower jaw, left to right. Teeth numbers 1, 16, 17, and 32 are your wisdom teeth.

Question 16

Primary Tooth Letters

Answer 16

These are the first teeth to erupt into the mouth. The primary dentition is comprised of 20 teeth. Often these teeth are referred to as deciduous teeth or baby teeth. The teeth are usually recognized by a letter of the alphabet beginning with “A” (Maxillary right second molar) and ending with “T” (Mandibular right second molar).