Dental Practices Glossary

The specialised bone of the jaw that forms and supports the tooth sockets (alveoli), and is subject to resorption follow...

The maxillomandibular relationship in which the condyles are in their most superior, anterior, and unstrained position w...

The serum-like fluid that seeps into the gingival sulcus from the surrounding connective tissue, used as a diagnostic ma...

A titanium or zirconia fixture surgically placed into the jawbone to serve as an artificial tooth root onto which a pros...

A preventive resin or glass ionomer material applied to the occlusal pits and fissures of posterior teeth to reduce the...

A tooth-coloured dental restorative and luting material that bonds chemically to tooth structure and releases fluoride.

An indirect intracoronal restoration fabricated outside the mouth and cemented into a prepared tooth cavity, restoring i...

Standard abbreviation for 'local anaesthesia' or 'local anaesthetic' as used in UK dental clinical notes and records.

An indirect extracoronal restoration that covers one or more cusps of a posterior tooth, providing greater protection th...

Relating to or directed toward the palate; used to describe the inner surface of upper teeth facing the roof of the mout...

An inflammatory condition affecting the soft and hard tissues surrounding an osseointegrated dental implant, characteris...

Relating to or situated around the root of a tooth, used to describe pathological conditions, tissues, or radiographic f...

In dental practice, a professional cleaning procedure performed to remove plaque, calculus, and stain from the teeth to...

A hybrid restorative material combining the fluoride-releasing properties of glass ionomer cement with the improved aest...

A collective term for conditions affecting the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) and the muscles of mastication, often causi...

A formal written document outlining the proposed sequence of dental procedures to be carried out for a patient, includin...