Category: T
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Tooth‐size discrepancy
Teeth that are not within normal size parameters compared with the rest of the arch or opposing arch.
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Tooth selection
Choosing the size, color, and shape.
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Tooth preparation
Shaping a tooth to accept a restoration; this may involve the removal of decayed and/or healthy enamel, dentin, and/or cementum. Procedures carried out with regard to the teeth or tooth structures preparatory to specified dental therapeutic and surgical measures.
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Tooth fracture
Breakage of natural tooth or polymer‐based or ceramic prosthetic tooth.
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Tooth form
The characteristics of the curves, lines, angles, and contours of various teeth that permit their identification and differentiation.
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Tooth extrusion
The tendency of a tooth to continue the state of eruption. It can be excessive when the forces that naturally limit eruption are not present. Also known as overeruption.
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Tooth extraction
Removal of a tooth or teeth. The removal of a tooth. Tooth extraction is generally performed by a dentist or oral surgeon because of tooth decay, advanced gum disease, severe fracture, dental impaction, overcrowding, or malocclusion (irregular alignment).
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Tooth color selection
To choose an appropriate shade of a tooth or teeth so as to harmoniously match the needs of a patient.
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Tooth arrangement
The art of placing teeth into determined ideal positions on a denture base so as to achieve the desired results related to esthetic and functional objectives. Trial placements are frequently done allowing for further movement to enhance the initial results.
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Tonus, muscle
The slight continuous contraction of muscle that aids in the maintenance of posture and in the return of blood to the heart. A state of low-level muscle contraction at rest.