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

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(Click on a term to see its full definition)

Implants
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Implantology is the science of placing an artificial device in the maxilla (upper) and/or mandible (lower) jaw bone to support the replacement of missing aspects of the human dentition (missing teeth).

Impression
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An impression is an imprint of something

Infection
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An infection is an ingress of bacterium that cause tissue damage

Ingress
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Ingress means entrance

Inlay
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Inlay means to insert within

Insurance-health
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Insurance is a third party payment for a health care related treatment

Intraoral
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Intraoral means in the mouth

Ion
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An ion is an electrically charged part of an atom

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teal = Dental Procedure violet = Disease orange = Anatomy
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