Category: R

A gingival flap which is moved laterally from a donor site while rotating around a pivot point, maintaining a blood supply through the base of the flap. Used for root coverage and ridge augmentation procedures.  

Preservation of a root, frequently endodontically treated, after the coronal portion has been removed in order to support a prosthesis or preserve the alveolar ridge.  

Loss or blunting of some portion of a root, sometimes idiopathic, but also associated with orthodontic tooth movement, inflammation, trauma, endocrine disorders, and neoplasia.  

Removal of a portion or all of a tooth’s root.  

Closeness of roots of adjacent teeth typically associated with inadequate interdental tissue.  

The use of chemical or mechanical means to remove contaminants from a root to improve wound healing.  

A treatment procedure designed to remove cementum or surface dentin that is rough, impregnated with calculus, or contaminated with toxins or microorganisms.  

A portion of the root, usually the root tip, retained in the jaws following the incomplete extraction or incomplete resorption of the primary tooth.