The Savon Tooth-o-Pedia:  Glossary of Dental Definitions

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Abscess

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An abscess is a collection of pus in an area

Abutment

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An abutment is an anchor

Acid Etching

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Acid etching is a process to condition a surface

Adhesive

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Adhesive is any material that joins or brings into close contact two or more surfaces

Alloplastic

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Alloplastic refers to man-made materials that are sometimes used for tissue augmentation

Alveolar Bone

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Alveolar bone is the bone that indirectly attaches to the tooth

Alveoloplasty

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Alveoloplasty is the recontouring of the alveolar bone

Amalgam

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An amalgam is a mixture or combination

Analgesia

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Analgesia is the removal of pain without the loss of consciousness

Anesthesia

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Anesthesia means the total or partial loss of sensation

Anterior

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Anterior means in the front

Anterior Teeth

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Anterior teeth are the 'front' teeth

Anxiolysis

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Anxiolysis is the use of pharmacological agents (medicine) to reduce anxiety

Apex

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Apex is the point of culmination

Apicoectomy

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Apicoectomy is the removal of the apex

Appliance

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An appliance is a device that performs a service or function

Atom

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An atom is one of the smaller building blocks of all things

Augmentation

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Augmentation means to build up

Autogenous

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Autogenous taken from one part and placed in another part of the same object

Avulsion

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Avulsion means the forcible removal of a body part by trauma or surgery