Category: D

Collective teeth in the dental arches. A term that describes all of the upper and lower teeth collectively. The number, arrangement and special characteristics of all the teeth in a person’s jaws. The characteristics and position of the teeth in the upper and lower arches of the jaw. The term is sometimes used to describe…

The area of union of the dentin and enamel. The plane or interface between the dentin of the tooth and the enamel crown; histological sections show it to be a scalloped boundary at the site of the basement membrane which separated the cell layers that formed the calcified enamel and dentin.  

The short, exaggerated, painful response elicited when exposed dentin is subjected to thermal, mechanical, or chemical stimuli, often after marginal soft tissue recession has occurred. Also known as root hypersensitivity.  

The chief substance or tissue forming the body of the teeth. It surrounds the pulp and is covered by coronal enamel and radicular cementum. The hard lining substance of a tooth immediately under the enamel and surrounding the tooth pulp. Bonelike major tissue found in a tooth, covering the pulp and being itself covered by…

A pharmaceutical formulation commonly prepared as a paste, gel, powder or liquid which is used to clean and/or polish teeth. Active ingredients to prevent caries and plaque accumulation or to desensitize teeth may be included. A liquid, paste, or powder used to maintain proper dental hygiene. A toothpaste, gel, or powder used to clean and…

A calcified mass of dentin, which may be free within the pulp, attached to the pulpal wall, or embedded in the dentin. A calcified structure present in the pulp chamber of a tooth.  

Having teeth or pointed conical projections. Prominently toothed with acute symmetrical projections pointing outwards. With sharp, spreading, rather coarse teeth standing out from the margin. A botanical term referring to a notched or indented leaf edge. With angular teeth projecting at right angles to the edge of the arrangement. Has coarse angular teeth directed outward…

A slightly hydrated powder of alpha calcium sulfate that forms a dense stone‐like material when mixed with water. Used in dentistry to make casts. The alpha form of calcium sulfate is denser and superior to the beta form because it contains pieces and crystals in the form of rods or prisms. A hemihydrate of gypsum…

The deterioration of teeth or other structures within the oral cavity associated with the aging process.