Glossary

Category: C

  • Cementogenesis

    The creation or development of cementum. The development of cementum on the root dentin of a tooth.  

  • Cementoenamel junction

    The meeting point on any tooth between the root cementum and the crown enamel. The zone where the cementum and enamel meet at the cervical section of the tooth. The line around the tooth that marks the boundary between the crown and root of the tooth; the interface between enamel and cementum.  

  • Cementodentinal junction

    The area of union of the dentin and cementum. The interface of dentin and cementum of the tooth.  

  • Cementation

    The process of attaching parts by means of cement. Attaching a restoration to natural teeth by means of a cement (GPT‐4). The use of a plastic or moldable substance to seal joints and cement or join substances together.  

  • Cemental lamella

    One of the layers of cementum.  

  • Cement

    To unite or make firm by or as if by cement; to lute. Substance used to bind surfaces or objects together. Commonly stored as separate powder and liquid components that, when mixed together, become a luting agent upon hardening. To cement is to join surfaces by means of an appropriate medium. A substance used in…

  • Cellulitis

    Cellulitis

    A widespread inflammation, usually related to an inflammatory condition contained within loose subcutaneous tissue. Often associated with a bacterial infection and is frequently a precursor to abscess formation. A bacterial infection of the skin that tends to occur in areas that have been damaged or inflamed. An acute, diffuse, spreading infection of the skin and…

  • Cellular process

    All of the functions that cells perform to survive, including molecular transport, protein synthesis, DNA replication, reproduction, respiration, cellular metabolism, and signaling.  

  • CEA (abbrev)

    Cost‐effectiveness analysis.  

  • CDT (abbrev)

    Certified dental technician.