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Modern Dental Assisting Ch.28
Oral Diagnosis and Treatment Planning
9
Dentistry
Not Applicable
09/24/2016

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Term
Detection
Definition
Act or process of discovering tooth imperfections or decay
Term
Extraoral
Definition
Outside the oral cavity
Term
Furcation
Definition
Area between two or more root branches
Term
Intraoral
Definition
Within the oral cavity
Term
Morphologically, morphologic, morphology
Definition
Branch of biology that deals with form and structure
Term
Palpation
Definition
touching or feeling for abnormalities within soft tissue
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Probing
Definition
Use of a slender, flexible instrument to explore and measure the periodontal pocket
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Restoration
Definition
The use of a dental material to restore a tooth or teeth to a functional permanent unit
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Symmetric
Definition
Balanced or even on both sides
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