Dental Practices Glossary
100 terms total — 7 showing — Last updated 15 Sep 2026
Inlay
An indirect intracoronal restoration fabricated outside the mouth and cemented into a prepared tooth cavity, restoring its form and function.
Apical
Relating to or situated at the apex (tip) of a tooth root.
Apical Periodontitis
Inflammation of the periapical tissues around the root apex of a tooth, typically resulting from bacterial infection of...
Apicectomy
A minor surgical procedure in which the apex (tip) of a tooth root is removed and the root end sealed, used when convent...
Apicoectomy
A surgical procedure in which the root tip (apex) of a tooth is removed and the root canal sealed from the apex end.
Bitewing Radiograph
A dental X-ray taken with the patient biting on a tab, capturing the crowns and crestal bone of both upper and lower pos...
Dental Panoramic Tomograph
A wide-field extraoral radiograph showing all teeth, the jaws, and surrounding structures in a single flattened image; t...
Periapical
Relating to or affecting the area around the apex (tip) of a tooth's root.