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Oral Hygiene |
The practice of personal hygiene of the mouth. It includes the maintenance of oral cleanliness, tissue tone, and general preservation of oral health. |
Dental Hygiene,Hygiene, Dental,Hygiene, Oral |
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| D010510 |
Periodontal Diseases |
Pathological processes involving the PERIODONTIUM including the gum (GINGIVA), the alveolar bone (ALVEOLAR PROCESS), the DENTAL CEMENTUM, and the PERIODONTAL LIGAMENT. |
Parodontosis,Pyorrhea Alveolaris,Disease, Periodontal,Diseases, Periodontal,Parodontoses,Periodontal Disease |
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| D003731 |
Dental Caries |
Localized destruction of the tooth surface initiated by decalcification of the enamel followed by enzymatic lysis of organic structures and leading to cavity formation. If left unchecked, the cavity may penetrate the enamel and dentin and reach the pulp. |
Caries, Dental,Carious Lesions,Dental Cavities,Dental Cavity,Dental Decay,Dental White Spots,Carious Dentin,Decay, Dental,Dental White Spot,White Spot, Dental,White Spots, Dental,Carious Dentins,Carious Lesion,Cavities, Dental,Cavity, Dental,Dentin, Carious,Dentins, Carious,Lesion, Carious,Lesions, Carious,Spot, Dental White,Spots, Dental White |
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| D003781 |
Denture Retention |
The retention of a denture in place by design, device, or adhesion. |
Denture Stability,Retention, Denture,Stability, Denture |
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| D003829 |
Denture, Partial |
A denture replacing one or more (but not all) natural teeth. It is supported and retained by underlying tissue and some or all of the remaining teeth. |
Dental Bridgework,Bridgework, Dental,Bridgeworks, Dental,Dental Bridgeworks,Dentures, Partial,Partial Denture,Partial Dentures |
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| D005888 |
Gingival Pocket |
An abnormal extension of a gingival sulcus not accompanied by the apical migration of the epithelial attachment. |
Pocket, Gingival,Gingival Pockets,Pockets, Gingival |
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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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| D000044 |
Dental Abutments |
Natural teeth or teeth roots used as anchorage for a fixed or removable denture or other prosthesis (such as an implant) serving the same purpose. |
Abutments, Dental,Abutment, Dental,Dental Abutment |
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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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