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Pertaining to the formation of dental enamel
Ameloblastic
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A locally invasive, highly destructive tumor of the jaw consisting of proliferating odontogenic epithelium in a fibrous stroma
Ameloblastoma
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Congenital absence of some or all of the teeth
Anodontia
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Pertaining to the end of a tooth
Apical
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The physiological wearing away of a substance or structure in the course of normal use
Attrition
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The tearing away of a structure or part
Avulsion
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Radiographic principle states that the plane of an x-ray beam should be 90 degrees to the imaginary line that cuts the angle formed by the tooth long axis and film plane
Bisecting angle
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Having a short, wide head
Brachycephalic
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Abnormal shortness of the mandible resulting in a maxilla that is longer; also called a parrot mouth or overshot mouth
Brachygnathia
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Pertaining to or directed toward the cheek
Buccal
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Mineralized deposits of calcium phosphate and carbonate, with organic matter, deposited on tooth surfaces
Dental calculus
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Decay, as of bone or teeth
Caries
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Large, shearing cheek tooth; the upper fourth premolar and lower first molar in dogs, and the upper third premolar and lower first molar in cats
Carnassial tooth
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Also called the cervical line or cervical neck
Cemento-enamel junction
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Bonelike connective tissue covering the root of a tooth and assisting in tooth support
Cementum
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Spoon-shaped instrument for cleansing a diseased surface
Curette
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Pointed or rounded projection, such as on the crown of a tooth
Cusp
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Act of swallowing
Deglutition
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Space or cleft, ie the space in the dental arch berween the incisors and canines and cheek teeth; also called interdigital space
Diastema
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Abnormal angulation or curve in the root or crown of a formed tooth
Dilaceration
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Having a narrow, long head
Dolichocephalic
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Incomplete or partial development; commonly seen in animals exposed to canine distemper
Enamel hypoplasia
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Branch of dentistry concerned with the etiology, prevention, diagnosis and treatment of conditions that affect the tooth pulp, root and periapical tissues
Endodontics
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Benign tumor of mixed cell origin arising from periodontal squamous cell residues
Epulis
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Branch of dentistry dealing with extraction of teeth
Exodontics
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Also known as neck lesions, cervical line lesions and cat cavities
Feline odontoclastic resorptive lesions
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One of the short threadlike elevations covering most of the tongue surface. In cats and cattle are heavily cornified to give rasping tongue.
Filiform papilla
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Vernacular for filing or rasping a horse's molar teeth
Floating
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One of the knob-like projections of the tongue scattered among other types
Fungiform papilla
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Area where roots join at the crown in a tooth with multiple roots
Furcation
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Groove between the surface of the tooth and the epithelium lining the free gum tissue
Gingival sulcus
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Being wedged in firmly
Impacted
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Pertaining to the lips
Labial
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Vertivle fold of mucous membranes under the tongue, attaching it to the floor of the mouth
Lingual frenulum
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Skull with the cranium and nasal cavity about equal lengths; seen in majority of dog breeds
Mesaticephalic
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Situated in the middle; medial
Mesial
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Act of closure or state of being closed
Occlusion
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Removal of enamel from teeth, but also applied to the remodeling of filling material or cast crowns
Odontoplasty
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Abnormal, tube-like passage between the nasal and oral cavities
Oronasal fistula
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Branch of dentistry concerned with irregularities of teeth and bad mouth closures
Orthodontics
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Branch of dentistry dealing with the study and treatment of diseases of the tissues supporting teeth
Periodontics
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Craving for unnatural articles of food; depraved appetite
Pica
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Abnormal protrusion of one or both jaws, especially the lower jaw
Prognathism
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Prevention of disease; preventative treatment
Prophylaxis
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Specialty in dentistry concerned with the restoration of damaged or missing teeth
Prosthodontics
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Excessive secretion of saliva
Ptyalism
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Copious discharge of pus
Pyorrhea
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Disability in horses of dropping food from the mouth while in the process of masticating it
Quidding
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Removal of tartar from teeth
Scaling
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Inflammation of the mucosa of the mouth
Stomatitis
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Beneath the tongue
Sublingual
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In excess of the regular number of teeth
Supernumerary teeth
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Also called reparative dentine
Tertiary dentine
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System of identifying teeth in dental records. Each tooth has a three-digit number which identifies the quadrant, position and whether ir is a primary or permanent tooth
Triadan system
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One of the eight to twelve large circular types of these near the base of the tongue
Vallate papilla
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Twisted mouth caused by unilateral bad closure
Wry mouth
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