Terminology - 4 Flashcards
process of changing into a clot.
Coagulation
to congeal or thicken as in blood…
Coagulate
The joining of two structures, as in the……of two lobes of a tooth.
Coalescence
A valley-like depression located in the interdental gingiva which is directly beneath the contact area of two adjacent teeth.
Col
The angle of corner of the lips or eyes.
Commissure
A depression in a surface. The opposite is convexity.
Concavity
the union of two adjacent teeth roots by cementum.
Concrescence
occurring at or before birth. It may or may not be hereditary.
Congenital
communicable, transmissible by contact with an infected person.
Contagious
a curved or rounded surface such as the exterior of a circle or sphere.
Convexity
plentiful and abundant
Copious
term used to describe tissues which have many folds and wrinkles and which look like corduroy fabric.
Corrugated
an anti-inflammatory drug which mimics the hormone produced by the adrenal cortex.
Cortisone/ corticosteroid
term used to describe an early tooth socket or an anatomical pit or depression.
Crypt
a-sac which can be normal or pathologic and which contains fluid or other materials.
Cyst
The process of treating gingivitis and periodontitis by various instrumentation modalities.
Debridement / Debride
literally, that which wil be shed. The first dentition of any human or animal.
Deciduous
action of swallowing
Deglutition
isolated hole in bone occurring anywhere along the root of a tooth
Dehiscence
An illuminated optic instrument which is inserted into a periodontal pocket to enable the clinician with direct vision of the subgingival root conditions
Dental Endoscope/ Endoscopy
having teeth is properly called “dentate” or dentulous, Alveolar ridges without visible teeth are termed…
Edentulous
the disruption or removal of the subgingival plaque biofilm and its products from root surfaces and pocket spaces
Deplaquing
medically and dentally speaking, to disturb the operation of function of an anatomical part such as the temporomandibular joint. Mentaly speaking, the state a faculty member becomes during pre-clinical and clinical summative examinations
Derange
