Dental Oral Surgery Glossary
103 terms total — 5 showing — Last updated 15 Sep 2026
Subperiosteal Dissection
Surgical separation of the periosteum from the underlying bone using an elevator, performed to raise a mucoperiosteal flap and expose the operative site.
Odontectomy
The surgical removal of a tooth, particularly an impacted or unerupted tooth, requiring bone removal or tissue dissectio...
Odontogenic
Of or relating to an origin from tooth-forming tissues; used to describe pathology, cysts, tumours, or infections arisin...
Odontogenic Cyst
A pathological cavity lined by epithelium derived from odontogenic (tooth-forming) tissues, commonly requiring surgical...
Odontogenic Infection
An infection originating from a tooth or its supporting structures, capable of spreading into adjacent fascial spaces of...
Odontogenic Keratocyst
A locally aggressive odontogenic cyst characterised by a thin, parakeratinised epithelial lining and a high recurrence r...