Miscellaneous terms and conditions Flashcards
Abrasion
Mechanical wearing away of teeth by abnormal stressors
Bruxism
unnatural grinding of teeth
Fractures
a break in bone continuity
Avulsed/ Evulsed
torn away, extracted by force
Anomaly
any noticeable difference or deviation
Aquired
pertaining to something obtained by oneself, not inherited
Dentinogenesis imperfecta
hereditary imperfection of dentin formation
Fluorosis
Discoloured enamel resulting from excessive intake of flouride while the crown is developing
Diastema
any spacing between teeth in the same arch
Macrodontia
Macro = too big
a condition where the teeth are too big for the jaw
Microdontia
micro = too small
a condition where the teeth are too small for the jaw
Supernumerary
Any tooth in excess of the normal 32 teeth. Super = more than…
Edentulous
without teeth
Hematoma
the escape of blood from an injured blood vessel into surrounding tissues (a bruise)
Necrosis/necrotic
death of a cell or group of cells
Nutrition
food intake and how the body uses those nutrients
Calcification
process by which organic tissue becomes hardened by an excess of calcium salts within its substance
Degultition
the act of swallowing
Mastication
the act of chewing…using those molars and pre molars!
Resorption
Physiological removal of tissue or body of products like the roots of a deciduous/primary tooth
Syncope
fainting
Syndrome
a group of symptoms that occur together and characterize a disease.
ex) downs syndrome
Tissue
an aggregation or group of similarly specialized cells united in a particular function
Tranquilizer/sedative
drug designed to produce a calm and relaxed state without interfering with physical response or mental clarity
Wound
an injury to the body caused by physical means
