material breach | a breach serious enough to destroy the value of the contract and to give a basis for an action for breach of contract |
dental practice | the practice of dentistry |
dental care | care for the teeth |
waste of material | a useless consumption of material |
dental procedure | a procedure employed by a dentist |
bedding material bedding litter | material used to provide a bed for animals |
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 |
fabric cloth material textile | artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers, the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent, woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around BC, she measured off enough material for a dress |
material | things needed for doing or making something, writing materials, useful teaching materials |
photographic paper photographic material | light-sensitive paper on which photograph can be printed |
piece of cloth piece of material | a separate part consisting of fabric |
upholstery material | the fabric used in upholstering |
e human body physical body material body soma build figure physique anatomy shape bod chassis frame form flesh | alternative names for the body of a human being, Leonardo studied the human body, he has a strong physique, the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak |
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 |
writing written material piece of writing | the work of a writer, anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect), the writing in her novels is excellent, that editorial was a fine piece of writing |
reading reading material | written material intended to be read, the teacher assigned new readings, he bought some reading material at the airport |
material | information (data or ideas or observations) that can be used or reworked into a finished form, the archives provided rich material for a definitive biography |
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 |
promotion publicity promotional material packaging | a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution, the packaging of new ideas |
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 |
material | a person judged suitable for admission or employment, he was university material, she was vice-presidential material |
material witness | a witness whose testimony is both relevant to the matter at issue and required in order to resolve the matter |
tangible possession material possession | property or belongings that are tangible |
material resource | assets in the form of material possessions |
cavity caries dental caries tooth decay | soft decayed area in a tooth, progressive decay can lead to the death of a tooth |
material stuff | the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object, coal is a hard black material, wheat is the stuff they use to make bread |
raw material staple | material suitable for manufacture or use or finishing |
sorbent sorbent material | a material that sorbs another substance, i.e. that has the capacity or tendency to take it up by either absorption or adsorption |
absorbent material absorbent | a material having capacity or tendency to absorb another substance |
adsorbent adsorbent material | a material having capacity or tendency to adsorb another substance |
adhesive material adhesive agent adhesive | a substance that unites or bonds surfaces together |
sealing material | any substance used to seal joints or fill cracks in a porous surface |
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 |
animal material | material derived from animals |
building material | material used for constructing buildings |
abrasive abradant abrasive material | a substance that abrades or wears down |