dental practice | the practice of dentistry |
dental care | care for the teeth |
dental procedure | a procedure employed by a dentist |
accommodating lens implant accommodating IOL | a lens implant containing a hinge that allows for both near and far vision (thus mimicking the natural lens of a young person) |
breast implant | an implant for cosmetic purposes to replace a breast that has been surgically removed |
dental appliance | a device to repair teeth or replace missing teeth |
dental floss floss | a soft thread for cleaning the spaces between the teeth |
dental implant | an implant that replaces a natural tooth |
denture dental plate plate | a dental appliance that artificially replaces missing teeth |
implant | a prosthesis placed permanently in tissue |
lens implant interocular lens implant IOL | a clear plastic lens that is implanted in the eye, usually done when the natural lens has been removed in a cataract operation |
monofocal lens implant monofocal IOL | a lens with a single focus that is used after cataract surgery to provide clear distance vision |
multifocal lens implant multifocal IOL | a type of lens implant that contains several rings with a common center and adjusts for near or far vision, the eye is in focus for near and far vision simultaneously |
penile implant | an implant that creates an artificial erection |
dental plaque bacterial plaque | a film of mucus and bacteria deposited on the teeth that encourages the development of dental caries |
dentistry dental medicine odontology | the branch of medicine dealing with the anatomy and development and diseases of the teeth |
dental surgery | the branch of dentistry involving surgical procedures |
orthodontics orthodontia orthodonture dental orthopedics dental orthopaedics | the branch of dentistry dealing with the prevention or correction of irregularities of the teeth |
dental anatomy | the branch of gross anatomy concerning with the morphology of teeth |
Doctor of Dental Medicine DMD | a doctor's degree in dental medicine |
Doctor of Dental Surgery DDS | a doctor's degree in dental surgery |
alveolar consonant dental consonant alveolar dental | a consonant articulated with the tip of the tongue near the gum ridge |
dental school school of dentistry | a graduate school offering study leading to degrees in dentistry |
dental assistant | an assistant to a dentist |
dental hygienist | someone trained to provide preventive dental service (cleaning teeth or taking xays) |
dental technician denturist | someone who makes dental appliances (bridges and dentures) |
dental surgeon | a dentist qualified to perform surgical procedures |
dentist tooth doctor dental practitioner | a person qualified to practice dentistry |
cavity caries dental caries tooth decay | soft decayed area in a tooth, progressive decay can lead to the death of a tooth |
amalgam dental amalgam | an alloy of mercury with another metal (usually silver) used by dentists to fill cavities in teeth, except for iron and platinum all metals dissolve in mercury and chemists refer to the resulting mercury mixtures as amalgams |
dental gold | an alloy of gold used in dentistry |
plant implant | put firmly in the mind, Plant a thought in the students' minds |
implant | become attached to and embedded in the uterus, The egg fertilized in vitro implanted in the uterus of the birth mother with no further complications |
implant engraft embed imbed plant | fix or set securely or deeply, He planted a knee in the back of his opponent, The dentist implanted a tooth in the gum |
dental | of or relating to the teeth, dental floss |
dental | of or relating to dentistry, dental student |