| D009967 |
Orthodontic Appliances |
Devices used for influencing tooth position. Orthodontic appliances may be classified as fixed or removable, active or retaining, and intraoral or extraoral. (Boucher's Clinical Dental Terminology, 4th ed, p19) |
Appliance, Orthodontic,Appliances, Orthodontic,Orthodontic Appliance |
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| D010515 |
Periodontal Prosthesis |
Any restorative and replacement device that is used as a therapeutic aid in the treatment of periodontal disease. It is an adjunct to other forms of periodontal therapy and does not cure periodontal disease by itself. (Boucher's Clinical Dental Terminology, 3d ed) |
Periodontal Prostheses,Prostheses, Periodontal,Prosthesis, Periodontal |
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| D010516 |
Periodontal Splints |
Fixed or removable devices that join teeth together. They are used to repair teeth that are mobile as a result of PERIODONTITIS. |
Splints, Periodontal,Periodontal Splint,Splint, Periodontal |
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| D006801 |
Humans |
Members of the species Homo sapiens. |
Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man |
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| D000134 |
Acid Etching, Dental |
Preparation of TOOTH surfaces and DENTAL MATERIALS with etching agents, usually phosphoric acid, to roughen the surface to increase adhesion or osteointegration. |
Dental Acid Etching,Etching, Dental Acid |
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| D014084 |
Tooth Avulsion |
Partial or complete displacement of a tooth from its alveolar support. It is commonly the result of trauma. (From Boucher's Clinical Dental Terminology, 4th ed, p312) |
Avulsed Tooth,Dislocation, Tooth,Tooth Luxation,Avulsion, Tooth,Avulsions, Tooth,Dislocations, Tooth,Luxation, Tooth,Luxations, Tooth,Tooth Avulsions,Tooth Dislocation,Tooth Dislocations,Tooth Luxations,Tooth, Avulsed |
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| D014086 |
Tooth Mobility |
Horizontal and, to a lesser degree, axial movement of a tooth in response to normal forces, as in occlusion. It refers also to the movability of a tooth resulting from loss of all or a portion of its attachment and supportive apparatus, as seen in periodontitis, occlusal trauma, and periodontosis. (From Jablonski, Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992, p507 & Boucher's Clinical Dental Terminology, 4th ed, p313) |
Mobilities, Tooth,Mobility, Tooth,Tooth Mobilities |
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