odontophobia

odontophobia (usually uncountable, plural odontophobias)

Odontophobia, or the fear of dental work, seems equally plausible, as does pentheraphobia - fear of the mother-in-law.

2008 October 1, “Scared of this? You must be lutraphobic”, in The Daily Mail:

In fact, in dentistry, there is often a widespread condition of odontophobia among patients.

2019 October 8, Rosa De Stefano, “Psychological Factors in Dental Patient Care: Odontophobia”, in Medicina, →DOI:

People with dentophobia, also called odontophobia, have a fear of dentists. Someone with dentophobia may have extreme anxiety at the thought of going to the dentist or while in the dentist’s office.

2022 March 25, “Dentophobia (Fear of Dentists)”, in Cleaveland Clinic:


tooth powder

en-noun

tooth powder (countable and uncountable, plural tooth powders)

1918, Hannah Teresa Rowley, Mrs. Helen Louise (Wales) Farrell, Principles of Chemistry Applied to the Household
Precipitated calcium carbonate, a very fine powdery form, is used as a basis for many tooth powders and pastes. As whiting it finds a wide use in cleaning metals of their tarnishes.

A powder for cleaning the teeth; a dentifrice.


butter tooth

(anatomy, dentistry) Either of the two middle incisors of the upper jaw.


labside

Labside prosthesis modification was required, necessitating a delay before final insertion.

Relating to activities that happen in the dental laboratory, as opposed to chairside activities.


paraconule

(dentistry) A conule located between a paracone and a metacone.


antigingivitis

(pharmacology, dentistry) Countering gingivitis.


dentophobia

Also realize that dentophobia can be a self-fulfilling prohepcy...

2006, Bill Dorfman, Billion Dollar Smile: A Complete Guide to Your Extreme Smile Makeover, →ISBN, page 170:

I've had many problems lately and I desperately need your help. First of all, I have been diagnosed with dentophobia. Because of that, I just can't bring myself to make an appointment even though I'm in terrible pain. I'm not sure if I'll need a root canal or just a filling. Please give me some ideas for how to overcome this phobia.

2009, Wendy Conklin, Differentiation Strategies for Language Arts, →ISBN, page 144:

That's because a visit to the dentist—if someone with dentophobia even makes it to the dentist—is likely to result in the classic fight-or-flight symptoms:...

2014, Sara Latta, Scared Stiff: Everything You Need to Know about 50 Famous Phobias, →ISBN, page 67:

There are nearly as many reasons people fear going to the dentist as there are teeth in the mouth. Indeed, dentophobia—the term is from the Latin word dens, meaning "tooth", and sometimes known as odontophobia...

Fear of dentists or their medical procedures.


overclosure

overclosure (countable and uncountable, plural overclosures)

(dentistry) Quality or degree of being overclosed.


overjet

(dentistry) The extent of horizontal overlap of the maxillary central incisors over the mandibular central incisors.

sobressaliência

the extent of horizontal overlap of the maxillary central incisors


MJDF

(UK, dentistry) Initialism of Membership of the Joint Dental Faculties: an examination taken by dentists.


overeruption

overeruption (countable and uncountable, plural overeruptions)

Overeruption can cause interferences in the occlusion and difficulty when constructing dentures.

(dentistry) The physiological movement of a tooth lacking an opposing partner in the dental occlusion.


odontometer

(dentistry) A device for measuring teeth, used in orthodontia and for creating crowns.


pulpal

The treatment of pulpal necrosis of an immature tooth with an open apex has been traditionally achieved using either long term calcium hydroxide [Ca(OH) 2 ] apexification procedures, or more recently the MTA apical barrier technique [ 1, 2 ].

2015 June 3, Stefania Lymperi et al., “Dental Stem Cell Migration on Pulp Ceiling Cavities Filled with MTA, Dentin Chips, or Bio-Oss”, in BioMed Research International, volume 2015, →DOI:


dental pelican

(dentistry) A set of forceps used to force overcrowded teeth apart.


peri-implantitis

From peri- + implant + -itis, by analogy with periodontitis.

(dentistry) A destructive inflammatory process similar to periodontitis, affecting the tissues around a dental implant.


decoronate

en-verb

decoronate (third-person singular simple present decoronates, present participle decoronating, simple past and past participle decoronated)

decoronates (present singular third-person)
decoronating (participle present)
decoronated (participle past)
decoronated (past)

From de- + coronate. Compare corona (“crown (of a tooth)”).

(transitive, dentistry) To remove the crown of (an ankylosed tooth); to subject to decoronation.


buccolabial

(dentistry) Relating to buccal (inner cheek) and labial (inner lip) surfaces, as:

(dentistry) In a location on the buccal and labial aspect (of a tooth or its socket).

(dentistry) In a direction with buccal and labial vectors.


compomer

(dentistry) A restorative material that is a hybrid of dental composites and glass ionomer cement.


British teeth

> Man oh man, does Marcus Flint need to get his teeth fixed! I think
> that is the W*O*R*S*T case of British teeth I have E*V*E*R
> seen in my life! Get thee to an orthodontist, child!!!

2002 November 19, Fish Eye no Miko [username] (quoting Frenchy), “Re: Bad teeth: Spoiler, if you've never actually seen British teeth...”, in alt.fan.harry-potter (Usenet):

LOL! I just noticed this comment. Austin Powers comes to mind. It's true though. Some people have "British teeth" and god help those people.

2005 March 6, Fett, “Re: The Visitation DVD R1”, in rec.arts.drwho (Usenet):

Today, it seems that nearly all the women under about 30 are doing this mouth-hiding thing. And it's not because they're chewing with their mouths open, or that they have British teeth, or anything.

2006 February 10, Tim May, “Why do so many young women eat with one hand in front of their mouth?”, in ba.food (Usenet):

(informal, derogatory, of humans) Imperfect or unattractive teeth.


anteromesial

(anatomy, dentistry) Both anterior and mesial


lingualize

lingualize (third-person singular simple present lingualizes, present participle lingualizing, simple past and past participle lingualized)

lingualizes (present singular third-person)
lingualizing (participle present)
lingualized (participle past)
lingualized (past)

(orthodontics) To cause or undergo lingualization.


precingulum

A small ridge that leads to a cingulum on a tooth.


oligodontia

Numerous gene mutations have been association with oligodontia.

2015 September 26, “A Novel AXIN2 Missense Mutation Is Associated with Non-Syndromic Oligodontia”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:

(pathology) The absence of six or more teeth


disocclude

disocclude (third-person singular simple present disoccludes, present participle disoccluding, simple past and past participle disoccluded)

disoccludes (present singular third-person)
disoccluding (participle present)
disoccluded (participle past)
disoccluded (past)

(transitive, dentistry, computer graphics) To cause to be no longer occluded.


angular defect

In most instances angular defects have accompanying infrabony pockets; infrabony pockets always have an underlying angular defect.

1986, Fermin A. Carranza, Dorothy A. Perry, Clinical Periodontology for the Dental Hygienist, page 62:

The base of the angular defect is usually located apical to the surrounding bone and most often accompanied by infrabony pockets.[…]Angular defects are classified on the basis of number of walls.

2008, T. Siji Jacob, P. Arunmozhi, Viva Voce in Periodontics, page 74:

Without therapy, the positive predictive rate of an angular defect to forecast more bone loss (22 mm) during a 10-year study was 28%.

2008, Dental Learning Systems, Compendium of Continuing Education in Dentistry, volume 28, numbers 7-11, page 442:

(dentistry, periodontics) The angular displacement of a tooth from vertical.

amount by which the total of the total of the angles around a vertex of a polyhedron is less than 360°


denture cream

en-noun

denture cream (countable and uncountable, plural denture creams)

A topical cream used to keep dentures in place.


lingualization

lingualization (countable and uncountable, plural lingualizations)

As already stated, there is a natural mechanism in most Class III cases that compensates for the sagittal skeletal discrepancy, so that during growth a lingualization of the mandibular incisors develops together with a vestibularization […]

2005, Paolo Ronchi, Orthodontic-surgical treatment of dentofacial anomalies: an integrated esthetic-functional approach:

(orthodontics) The procedure of moving teeth towards the tongue side of the arch.


retrozygomatic

Upward extension of infection from the infratemporal space may involve either the retrozygomatic or the temporal space or both.

1945, Charles Goodliffe Darlington, George W. Wilson, The Year Book of Dentistry, Year Book Medical Publishers - The California University Press, page 342:

When the retrozygomatic approach is used, a part of the mandible or zygoma may be removed or the zygoma may be outfractured to provide for an adequate tunnel.

1980, James Byron Snow, Controversy in Otolaryngology, W. B. Saunders Publishing - The Michigan University Press, page 508:

Trim these areas to conform to the approximate function of the coronoid process and to the height and width of the retrozygomatic area.

1988, Alexander R. Halperin, Mastering the Art of Complete Dentures, Quintessence Publications - The Michigan University Press, page 41:

(dentistry) Of or pertaining to Aesculapian operation or the space behind the zygomatic bone.


postendodontic

A dual-cure composite resin (Luxacore Z-Dual, DMG) postendodontic restoration was given.

2015, R. Praveen et al., “The radiculous’ premolars: Case reports of a maxillary and mandibular premolar with three canals”, in Journal of Natural Science, Biology, and Medicine, volume 6, →DOI:

(dentistry) Following an endodontic procedure


preendodontic

After excavation of caries and preendodontic management, entry into the pulp chamber was made, where 2 distinct canal orifices were found (buccal and lingual).

(dentistry) Prior to an endodontic procedure


fissurotomy

The DIAGNOdent findings were closely correlated to the fissurotomy results, with a median of 15.0 among the teeth without caries according to the biopsy findings and a median of 46.5 among the teeth with caries ( Table 2 ).

2015 July 1, María Melo et al., “In vivo study of different methods for diagnosing pit and fissure caries”, in Journal of Clinical and Experimental Dentistry, volume 7, →DOI:


buccopalatal

[ˌbʌ.kʰoʊːˈpʰæːlə.ɾɫ̩]

(anatomy, medicine, dentistry) buccal and palatal, that is, pertaining to the cheek and the palate, as:

(dentistry) In a location on the buccal and palatal aspect (of a tooth or its socket).

Cured resin blocks were cut in the middle of buccopalatal and mesiodistal directions using linear precision saw (Isomet 5000; Buehler Ltd., Lake Bluff, IL, USA) referring to four reference points.

2015 August 18, Min-Kyung Ji et al., “Evaluation of marginal fit of 2 CAD-CAM anatomic contour zirconia crown systems and lithium disilicate glass-ceramic crown”, in The Journal of Advanced Prosthodontics, volume 7, →DOI:

(dentistry) In a direction with buccal and palatal vectors.


conulid

The diminutive infix -ule added to conid.

This high crowned tooth presents a complex pattern of conids, conulids, accessory tubercles and valleys.

1987, Rajan Gaur, Environment and ecology of early man in northwest India:

An anterolophid and anterostylid may be present between the metaconid and anterolingual conulid.

1989, Kent Hubbard Redford, John Frederick Eisenberg, Advances in Neotropical Mammalogy, page 15:

One lower molar specimen (MNHN-Bol-V 3471; Fig. 4d) also has a strange conulid at the center of the talonid basin. Although this conulid is moderately worn, it seems to have no significant function in mastication.

1996, American Journal of Physical Anthropology, page 312:

(dentistry) A minor cusp on a lower tooth.


loph

Borrowed from Ancient Greek λόφος (lóphos, “crest”); compare lopho-, lophid.

The plates are closely cemented together and in the early tooth they extend above the surface in a series of lophs. Because there are many of them that make up the whole molar, the tooth is called a polylophodont.

1937, Cleveland Sylvester Simkins, History of the Human Teeth: An Introduction to Comparative Dental Anatomy, page 177:

I include only 15 cheektooth features, although one could define a great many more in a loph-by-loph analysis.

2005, Louise Emmons, “A revision of the genera of arboreal echimyidae”, in James L. Patton, Eileen A. Lacey, Philip Myers, editors, Mammalian Diversification: From Chromosomes to Phylogeography, page 252:

(zoology, dentistry) A ridge of enamel connecting the cusps of a molar or cheek tooth.


Colorado brown stain

(US, dentistry, dated) A brownish stain on the teeth, a symptom of fluorosis.


pivot tooth

(dentistry, historical) An artificial crown attached to the root of a natural tooth by a pin or peg (and not cement).


PFM

(dentistry) Initialism of porcelain fused to metal.


malocclude

en-verb

malocclude (third-person singular simple present maloccludes, present participle maloccluding, simple past and past participle maloccluded)

maloccludes (present singular third-person)
maloccluding (participle present)
maloccluded (participle past)
maloccluded (past)

Malocclusion is one of the contributing local causes of pyorrhea; and after the disease has progressed, all the teeth affected malocclude, due to loss of foundation tissue and to tilting.

1913, The Journal of the Allied Dental Societies, volume 8, page 114:


total-etch

en-adj

total-etch (comparative more total-etch, superlative most total-etch)

more total-etch (comparative)
most total-etch (superlative)

The total-etch system completely removes the smear layer using an acidic gel (usually phosphate acid) and demineralizes hydroxyapatite under the smear layer of the dentin.

2015, Zhou Xuedong, Dental Caries: Principles and Management, →ISBN, page 119:

With the classic total-etch technique, both the enamel and dentin are etched with phosphoric acid.

2015, Frank Verstraete, Anson J. Tsugawa, Veterinary Dentistry, →ISBN:

As illustrated in Figure 12-1, dentin etching did not gain wide acceptance until Fusayama introduced the total-etch concept in 1979.

2013, Kenneth J. Anusavice, Chiayi Shen, H. Ralph Rawls, Phillips' Science of Dental Materials, →ISBN, page 261:

(dentistry) Pertaining to adhesive systems for bonding fillings to teeth that require the application of phosphoric acid in a separate etching step .


self-etch

self-etch (comparative more self-etch, superlative most self-etch)

more self-etch (comparative)
most self-etch (superlative)

A common step usually ignored in self-etch adhesives is the air-drying after adhesive application.

2014, Michelle Sunico-Segarra, Armin Segarra, A Practical Clinical Guide to Resin Cements, →ISBN, page 30:

The self-etch system only makes the smear layer permeable without completely removing it because of the lack of the separate etching step.

Water is an essential component of self-etch adhesives as it is needed in the ionization of acidic monomers.

2017, Pekka Vallittu, Mutlu Özcan, Clinical Guide to Principles of Fiber-Reinforced Composites in Dentistry, →ISBN, page 90:

(dentistry) Pertaining to adhesive systems for bonding fillings to teeth that combine the etching and priming phases into a single step.


barodontalgia

(dentistry) Toothache caused by altered ambient pressure.


tooth enamel

(dentistry) The hard, mineralized substance that makes up the visible part of teeth.


metacristid

(dentistry) A cristid on the mesial side of the tooth.


hypocristid

(dentistry) A cristid on the posterolabial side of the tooth.


linea alba

Borrowed from Latin linea alba (“white line”).

(dentistry) A horizontal streak on the inner surface of the cheek, typically associated with pressure, frictional irritation, or sucking trauma from the facial surfaces of the teeth.


dental engine

A mechanical appliance giving a rotary motion to a dentist's boring instruments.


odontotheca

(dentistry) The capsule or follicle of a tooth


sedationist

An advantage of the technique is that it may be used by a dentist acting as his own sedationist, i.e. the operator-sedationist.

1978, “Journal: Supplement to V. ...”, in Health, Great Britain: Royal Society:

Participants maintained the same groups of three — First as nurse, second as operator, third as sedationist. Roles were rotated in that order.

Likewise, despite the fact that no reputable teacher or text recommends succinylcholine as an emergency drug for conscious sedation-trained dentists, a sedationist might fail if the oral surgeon-examiner believes differently.

The sedationist must be constantly available to see the patient for any emergency.

2010, Crispian Scully, Medical Problems in Dentistry, Elsevier Health Sciences, →ISBN:

The sedationist must have the time and facilities available to see and assess the patients themselves before the operation or procedure takes place.

2016, James Watts, Pascale Moore, Safe Sedation for All Practitioners: A Practical Guide, CRC Press, →ISBN, page 28:

(medicine, dentistry) One who administers sedatives to a patient.


deuterocone

(zoology) The cusp of a mammalian premolar tooth.


anticarious

anticarious (comparative more anticarious, superlative most anticarious)

more anticarious (comparative)
most anticarious (superlative)

(dentistry) That prevents, or counteracts caries


airbrasive

(dentistry) A device that delivers a jet of sodium bicarbonate slurry at teeth in order to remove stains.


algenate

(dentistry) plaster, made of sodium alginate, used to take impressions


alveolotomy

(surgery, dentistry) incision into the alveolus, especially in order to drain pus from an abscess


autopolymer

(dentistry) A dental resin that does not need heat or light to harden.


autopolymerization

en-noun

autopolymerization (countable and uncountable, plural autopolymerizations)

Polymerization without the application of heat or light.

(dentistry) The process by which an autopolymer hardens.


axioincisal

(dentistry) Relating to, or dividing the axial and incisal walls of a tooth


bicuspidization

bicuspidization (usually uncountable, plural bicuspidizations)

(dentistry) The separation of the mesial and distal roots of a molar in order to eliminate a furcation and allow normal oral hygiene


binangle

(dentistry) A form of chisel in which two angles keep the cutting edge or point close to its central axis


biteplate

(dentistry) An appliance, that incorporates a sheet of acrylic designed to occlude with the opposing teeth, used as a diagnostic tool


buccoversion

(dentistry) The displacement of a tooth from the normal line of occlusion toward the cheek


buccocervical

(dentistry) Relating to the buccal surface and cervical margin of a tooth, as:

(dentistry) In a location on the buccal and cervical aspect (of a tooth or its socket).

(dentistry) In a direction with buccal and cervical vectors.


buccogingival

/ˌbʌkoʊˈd͡ʒɪnd͡ʒɪvl̩/

(anatomy, dentistry) Relating to the cheek and the gum, as:

(dentistry) In a location on the buccal and gingival aspect (of a tooth or its socket).

(dentistry) In a direction with buccal and gingival vectors.


butethamine

(dentistry) A particular local anesthetic


calciotraumatic

(dentistry) Relating to the effect on teeth of a diet that is very rich in calcium


checkbite

(dentistry) An interocclusal record made by placing a plastic material (that subsequently hardens) between the upper and lower teeth


chemicoparasitic

(dentistry) Relating to the formation of caries by a combination of chemical decalcification and attack by microorganisms


chloropercha

(dentistry) A solution of gutta-percha in chloroform used as a cement


facebow

(dentistry) A prosthodontic instrument used to transfer functional and aesthetic components from the patient's mouth to the dental articulator.


abfraction

abfraction (countable and uncountable, plural abfractions)

From ab- + fraction (“act of breaking”); from 1991.

Due to the stresses resulting from biomechanical loading forces exerted on the teeth (static, as in swallowing and clenching[,] or cyclic, as in chewing), both enamel and dentin can chip or break away. This loss of tooth substance, which shall be termed Abfraction, is dependent on the magnitude, duration, direction, frequency, and location of the forces. These abfractive lesions are caused by flexure and ultimate material fatigue of susceptible teeth at locations away from the point of loading. Clinical observation of a variety of enamel and dentin lesions due to the shapes, sizes, loci, and frequency warrants a new and distinct classification.

1991, Grippo JO, “Abfractions: a new classification of hard tissue lesions of teeth”, in Journal of Esthetic Dentistry, volume 3, number 1, →DOI, →PMID, pages 14–19:

(dentistry) A proposed mechanism for noncarious tooth tissue loss, owing not to decay but rather to biomechanical stresses of biting and chewing; the pathogenesis of such damage remains a subject of continuing study.


abfracted

As if from a verb *abfract, apparently back-formed from abfraction.

(dentistry) Caused by, exhibiting, or related to abfraction.


debanding

debanding (countable and uncountable, plural debandings)

(dentistry) The removal of cemented orthodontic bands


orthodontic band

orthodontic band (plural orthodontic bands)

(dentistry) A thin strip of metal, cemented to the crown of a tooth, to which wires are attached in order to reposition teeth


distoversion

(dentistry) distal malposition of a tooth


distomolar

(dentistry) A supernumerary tooth located posterior to the third molar tooth


operculitis

(dentistry) Inflammation (pericoronitis) of the operculum.


enameloma

(dentistry) A small nodule of enamel attached to a tooth


entocone

(dentistry) The mesolingual cusp of an upper molar tooth


exolever

A set of three exolevers with blades so narrow and thin that they may be inserted readily between the root end and the process, making it possible to remove very small root ends with little danger of forcing them into the antrum.

1926, Popular Health Dental Supplement, volume 2, Popular Health Publishing Company, page 71:

(dentistry) An instrument used to extract tooth roots.


extracoronal

(dentistry) Outside of the crown of a tooth


buccoapical

en-adj

buccoapical (comparative more buccoapical, superlative most buccoapical)

more buccoapical (comparative)
most buccoapical (superlative)

(dentistry) Pertaining to the buccal (inner cheek) surface and apex of a tooth or its alveolus.

(dentistry) In a location on the buccal and apical aspect (of a tooth or its socket).

(dentistry) In a direction with buccal and apical vectors.

Two loads were applied to simulate anterior bite force: an oblique buccoapical force with a magnitude of 300 N set on 135° to the long axis of the implant and a vertical force in apical direction to the long axis of the implant with a magnitude of 150 N […].

2016, Anssari Moin D, Hassan B, Wismeijer D, “A patient specific biomechanical analysis of custom root analogue implant designs on alveolar bone stress: a finite element study”, in International Journal of Dentistry, volume 2016, →DOI, →PMID, →PMCID, page 8242535:


endodontium

(dentistry) The complex of dentin and pulp in the centre of a tooth.


predentistry

An undergraduate academic program in dentistry.


apicocoronal

Coordinate term: coronoapical

(anatomy, dentistry, prosthodontics) Of or pertaining to the apical and coronal aspects of a tooth (the root apex and the crown); as (usually, more specifically) being on the longitudinal axis of the tooth, defined by those poles.


dental dam

(dentistry) A thin, flexible piece of latex or similar material used to isolate one or more teeth during some dental procedures.


demastication

(dentistry) The wearing away of tooth substance during mastication.


odontodysplasia

(dentistry, medicine) An abnormal development of the teeth, characterised by the deficient formation of enamel and dentin.


antidental

antidental caries - that counters dental caries

(dentistry, in combination) That counters a dental condition


buccalization

(orthodontics) The procedure of moving teeth towards the buccal (cheek) side of the arch.


circumpulpal

(dentistry) Surrounding the pulp of a tooth


anterostyle

(dentistry) A style associated with the anterocone


odontopaediatrics

(dentistry) dentistry performed on infants


cervical enamel

(dentistry) A projection of tooth enamel on the cervical region of a tooth


mesialization

en-noun

mesialization (usually uncountable, plural mesializations)

(anatomy, dentistry) Movement to a mesial position or orientation


protoconule

(dentistry) A minor cusp between the protocone and paracone of an upper molar


carioprotective

(dentistry) That provides protection against caries


posterosinusid

(dentistry) a small crest between the hypolophulid and the posterolophid


biradiculate

(dentistry, of a tooth) Having a pair of roots


odontophobic

Odontophobics are normally inclined to continually postpone treatment, clinging to pharmacological therapies (antibiotics and/or painkillers) which, postponing the solution of the problem, produce a serious worsening of the initial picture with a progressive loss of mastication and a consequent aesthetic compromise [2].

2019 October 8, Rosa De Stefano, “Psychological Factors in Dental Patient Care: Odontophobia”, in Medicina, →DOI:


cavitron

(dentistry) An ultrasonic device used for the descaling of teeth


infraocclusion

(dentistry) An irregular occlusion caused by ankylosis of one or more teeth


max facs

(medicine, dentistry, colloquial) Maxillofacial.


cariologist

A dentist who specialises in the treatment of caries


hemisectomy

(surgery, dentistry) The surgical removal of half of an organ or, typically, of a tooth or its root


pseudocusp

(dentistry) A structure resembling a cusp.


neutroclusion

neutroclusion (countable and uncountable, plural neutroclusions)

(dentistry) A condition in which the anteroposterior occlusion of the teeth are normal


odontocomplex

A complex of teeth or toothlike features


postcristid

(dentistry) An enamel ridge that connects hypoconid and hypoconulid of some molars


linguaflexid

(dentistry) A stylid between the metastylid and metaconid


supraocclusion

supraocclusion (usually uncountable, plural supraocclusions)

(dentistry) The projection of a tooth beyond the plane of occlusion


provisionalize

en-verb

provisionalize (third-person singular simple present provisionalizes, present participle provisionalizing, simple past and past participle provisionalized)

provisionalizes (present singular third-person)
provisionalizing (participle present)
provisionalized (participle past)
provisionalized (past)

If this was not possible, then alternatives including provisionalizing with a complete denture or a tooth-supported fixed provisional and a staged treatment protocol should have been considered.

2015, Stuart J. Froum, Dental Implant Complications, page 518:

Blocking undercuts out with bonded flowable composite is an option, but the time involved doing a buildup, plus the additional complication to provisionalize, make this option less desirable (Figure 6.19e).

2017, Jose-Luis Ruiz, Supra-Gingival Minimally Invasive Dentistry, page 103:

(dentistry) To provide with a provisional.


shimstock

en-noun

shimstock (countable and uncountable, plural shimstocks)

(dentistry) Metal foil used for measurement of proposed dental work.


hydroflask

The denture is removed just as the material becomes rubbery, and further polymerization carried out in a hydroflask under pressure.

Place the model in a hydroflask containing hot water (55°) and close with a pressure of 2–4 bar, leave for 15 minutes.

2013, Tony Johnson, David G. Patrick, Christopher W. Stokes, Basics of Dental Technology: A Step by Step Approach:

(dentistry) A device for carrying out polymerization under pressure.


glassinomer

(dentistry) A glass ionomer used as a dental filling


wax-up

(dentistry) The use of wax on a cast in planning how to carry out a restorative procedure.


power chain

(dentistry) An elastic chain that holds braces in place


endoperiodontal

(dentistry) Surrounding the periodontium


odontectomy

(dentistry) The extraction of a tooth that is partially enclosed by bone


dental surgery

dental surgery (plural dental surgeries)


odontotomy

odontotomy (countable and uncountable, plural odontotomies)

(dentistry) The removal of gum tissue that overlays part of a tooth


odontorrhagia

(dentistry) bleeding from the socket after removal of a tooth


orthopanoramic

(dentistry) By means of an orthopantomograph


occlusogingival

(dentistry) Relating to the occlusal and gingival sides of a tooth


apexogenesis

(dentistry) calcification of the apex of a tooth in order to encourage root formation


pulpodentinal

(dentistry) Relating to, or composed of pulp and dentine


saliva ejector

This invention relates primarily to saliva ejector constructions for use by dentists on patients, and more particularly to such saliva ejectors which are comfortable for the patient, and yet which present an end configuration to almost completely remove saliva and cooling water for the drill from the inside bottom of the patient's mouth.

2002 July 8, Herbert Schlussel, Saliva ejector, US Patent 6821118 (PDF version), page 1, column 1:

(dentistry) A device for removing saliva from a patient's mouth during dental operations via suction.


amalgam carrier

amalgam carrier (plural amalgam carriers)

(dentistry) A tool used to transfer dental amalgam to a filling


broken-mouthed

Of a cow, sheep, etc.: missing one of the incisor teeth.


overerupt

en-verb

overerupt (third-person singular simple present overerupts, present participle overerupting, simple past and past participle overerupted)

overerupts (present singular third-person)
overerupting (participle present)
overerupted (participle past)
overerupted (past)

(dentistry, of a tooth) To move too far due to lack of contact with an opposing tooth.


undererupt

undererupt (third-person singular simple present undererupts, present participle undererupting, simple past and past participle undererupted)

undererupts (present singular third-person)
undererupting (participle present)
undererupted (participle past)
undererupted (past)

(dentistry, of a tooth) To erupt less than normal.


undereruption

(dentistry) The state of being undererupted, with less of the tooth visible than is normal.


Dahl appliance

Named after Bjorn L. Dahl from the Faculty of Dentistry of the University of Oslo.

(dentistry) A removable metal bite platform used to generate space between the upper and lower jaws, typically to aid the placement of fillings on worn front teeth.


molar masher

Martin plays Frank Sangster, a successful molar masher with a thriving and reputable practice, a beautiful home in the Chicago suburbs and an attractive if anally retentive fiancée who also happens to be his dental hygienist.

2002, “Novocaine: No need for laughing gas as Martin plays it serious”, in Film Review, page 74:


incisocervical

(dentistry) Relating to the neck of an incisor


coronectomy

en-noun

coronectomy (countable and uncountable, plural coronectomies)

From corona (“crown (of a tooth)”) + -ectomy.

(dentistry) The removal of the crown of a tooth while leaving the roots untouched.


coronectomize

en-verb

coronectomize (third-person singular simple present coronectomizes, present participle coronectomizing, simple past and past participle coronectomized)

coronectomizes (present singular third-person)
coronectomizing (participle present)
coronectomized (participle past)
coronectomized (past)

(transitive, dentistry) To subject (a tooth) to coronectomy.


decoronation

en-noun

decoronation (countable and uncountable, plural decoronations)

From decoronate + -ion. Compare corona (“crown (of a tooth)”).

(dentistry) The removal of the crown of an ankylosed tooth while leaving the roots untouched.


airbrasion

(dentistry) The delivery of a jet of sodium bicarbonate slurry at teeth in order to remove stains.


dental crown

(dentistry) A prosthetic covering for a tooth.


quadricrescentoid

(zoology, dentistry) Having four crescentic folds.


plaqued

en-adj

plaqued (comparative more plaqued, superlative most plaqued)

more plaqued (comparative)
most plaqued (superlative)

(pathology, dentistry) Covered with plaque


odontogram

(dentistry) A diagrammatic representation of a person's teeth


root extraction

en-noun

root extraction (plural root extractions)

(dentistry) The process of extracting the root of a tooth from the gum.


silicoating

(dentistry) A technique for resin-metal bonding in dental prosthetics, involving silicon.


overinstrumentation

(dentistry, surgery) Use of excessively large surgical instruments in a surgical procedure or the damage caused thereby.


buccalize

en-verb

buccalize (third-person singular simple present buccalizes, present participle buccalizing, simple past and past participle buccalized)

buccalizes (present singular third-person)
buccalizing (participle present)
buccalized (participle past)
buccalized (past)

(orthodontics) To cause or undergo buccalization.


metafossette

(dentistry) A fossette (enclosed depression) in front of the metacone, especially in upper teeth.


mesiocoronal

(dentistry, prosthodontics) Of or relating to the mesial and the coronal surfaces of a tooth.


mesiocervical

(dentistry, prosthodontics) Of or relating to the mesial and the cervical surfaces of a tooth.


mesiogingival

(dentistry, prosthodontics) Of or relating to the mesial and the gingival surfaces of a tooth.


mesioapical

(dentistry, prosthodontics) Of or relating to the mesial and the apical surfaces of a tooth.


coronoapical

Coordinate term: apicocoronal

(anatomy, dentistry, prosthodontics) Of or pertaining to the coronal and apical aspects of a tooth (the crown and the root apex); as (usually, more specifically) being on the longitudinal axis of the tooth, defined by those poles.


enameloplasty

en-noun

enameloplasty (countable and uncountable, plural enameloplasties)

From international scientific vocabulary, using New Latin combining forms, from enamel + -o- + -plasty.

(dentistry) Grinding away of the enamel of a tooth, usually for minor reshaping of teeth for cosmesis.


germectomy

germectomy (countable and uncountable, plural germectomies)

From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting New Latin combining forms, from germ + -ectomy.

(dentistry) Surgical removal of germs of wisdom teeth, which are immature forms of the teeth that do not have deep roots yet.

classical compound
international scientific vocabulary


silorane

(dentistry, prosthodontics) Any of a class of resin-based composites with minimized shrinkage during polymerization; a combination of siloxanes (known for hydrophilicity) and oxiranes (known for low shrinkage and stability).


summerteeth

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An ellipsis of various expressions involving ...some of her teeth, under the influence of summer. Compare butterface.

She's a lovely girl but she's got summerteeth—some are still there, but some ain't.

Always be careful handling your oars or you'll end up with a case of summerteeth.

I glance over and see Mia smiling. "At least it's not some creepy old dude with a bald head and missing teeth."
Shaking my head, I chuckle. "I can't say if he's a toothless wonder or if he has summer teeth. I'm just saying it's a male."

(US, colloquial, humorous) A partially incomplete set of teeth.


denturism

Denturism – the making and fitting of dentures by a practitioner who is not a dentist – is illegal, but it is possible that a small amount of denturism is conducted informally or clandestinely, presumably by dental technicians.

1996, Ben Jupp, Tom Bentley, Open Wide: Futures for Dentistry in 2010:

The illegal making and fitting of dentures by unqualified practitioners.


neutrocclusion

neutrocclusion (countable and uncountable, plural neutrocclusions)

(dentistry) A condition in which the anteroposterior occlusion of the teeth is normal.


orthocclusion

(dentistry, orthodontics) Normal occlusion.


tricuspal

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(geometry, dentistry) Consisting of, or relating to, three cusps.


linguobuccal

(dentistry) Of or relating to the lingual and the buccal surfaces of a tooth.


bucco-occlusal

(dentistry) Of or relating to the buccal and the occlusal surfaces of a tooth.


linguo-occlusal

(dentistry) Of or relating to the lingual and the occlusal surfaces of a tooth.


mesio-occlusal

(dentistry) Of or relating to the mesial and the occlusal surfaces of a tooth.

(dentistry) Denoting the angle formed by the junction of the mesial and occlusal surfaces of a bicuspid or molar tooth.


odontotechny

By surface analysis, odonto- + techno- + -y.

surf

I need not extend the subject any farther; enough has been said , and much more might be, if necessary, to prove clearly and conclusively that the odontotechny of the Greeks and Romans was advanced to a considerable degree of perfection: […]

1829, Samuel Sheldon Fitch, A System of Dental Surgery, page 14:

[…] the manner of inserting pivot teeth, the construction of springs for artificial dentures and into other parts of odontotechny.

1904, American Dental Journal, volume 3, page 779:

(dentistry) The technical devices and items that are used in the practice of dentistry and orthodontia.


noneruption

(dentistry) The failure of a tooth to erupt.


buccal pit

(dentistry) A small pit that forms on the side of a molar.


oblique ridge

(dentistry) A ridge on the masticatory surface of an upper molar tooth extending from the mesiolingual to the distobuccal cusp.


preparacrista

The metaconule is smaller than the protocone. The preparacrista extends mesially, linking to the parastyle.

(Can we date this quote?), A new specimen of a small dichobunoid artiodactyl from the Eocene Pondaung Formation, Myanmar:

(dentistry) A crista directed anteriorly from the vicinity of the paracone apex, confluent with the precingulum.


maleruption

en-noun

maleruption (countable and uncountable, plural maleruptions)

(dentistry) The abnormal eruption of a tooth.


flexid

A flexid or flexus is said to abut when the enamel of the flexid or flexus touches the enamel of the opposite side of the tooth. The distal end or termination of the flexid or flexus is described as flattened, rounded or narrowed.

1955, Joseph Augustine Cushman, Raymond Cecil Moore, John Bernard Reeside, Journal of Paleontology, volume 29, page 130:

Lower premolar tetralophodont, with two labial and two lingual flexids; tooth usually divided by one central flexid into two V-shaped lophs […]

2005, Eileen A. Lacey, Philip Myers, Mammalian Diversification: From Chromosomes to Phylogeography, page 282:

(dentistry) In infolding of enamel that separates lophs on a lower tooth.


cementoid

(dentistry, zoology) A matrix of collagen fibres that becomes mineralised to form cementum.


cementoclast

(dentistry, zoology) A multinucleated giant cell that consumes cementum.


suprabony

(dentistry) Horizontal direction in bone, adjacent to the tooth.


infrabony

(dentistry) Vertical direction in bone, below the tooth.


labioversion

(dentistry) The malposition of an anterior tooth away from the normal line of occlusion towards the lips.


procline

en-verb

procline (third-person singular simple present proclines, present participle proclining, simple past and past participle proclined)

proclines (present singular third-person)
proclining (participle present)
proclined (participle past)
proclined (past)

Borrowed from Latin prōclīnō (“I bend or lean forward”).

bor+

Coordinate term: retrocline

In Class II cases the maxillary incisors retrocline and the eruption of teeth in the maxillary buccal segments is directed distally during treatment. In the mandibular arch the lower incisors tend to procline and the teeth in the buccal segments erupt in a more mesial direction.

2010, Jayne Harrison, Kathleen O'Donovan, “Orthodontic Dental Nursing”, in Robert S. Ireland, editor, Advanced Dental Nursing, 2nd edition, Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell, →ISBN, page 308:

(intransitive, dentistry) Of teeth, to lean forward.

Coordinate term: retrocline

These curves do have a tendency to procline the incisors so the wires are often tied back (e.g. a wire ligature tied from the molar to a ball hook on the archwire between the lateral incisor and canine) to maintain the arch length and minimise incisor proclination.

2010, Jayne Harrison, Kathleen O'Donovan, “Orthodontic Dental Nursing”, in Robert S. Ireland, editor, Advanced Dental Nursing, 2nd edition, Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell, →ISBN, page 273:

(transitive, dentistry) To cause (teeth) to lean forward.


retrocline

en-verb

retrocline (third-person singular simple present retroclines, present participle retroclining, simple past and past participle retroclined)

retroclines (present singular third-person)
retroclining (participle present)
retroclined (participle past)
retroclined (past)

Coordinate term: procline

(intransitive, dentistry) Of teeth, to lean backward.

Coordinate term: procline

These curves do have a tendency to procline the incisors so the wires are often tied back […] to maintain the arch length and minimise incisor proclination. Alternatively, torque can be placed in the archwire to retrocline the incisors.

(transitive, dentistry) To cause (teeth) to lean backward.


overobturation

(dentistry) Excessive obturation; overfilling.


underobturation

(dentistry) Insufficient obturation; an imperfect stopping up, or underfilling.


odontoplasty

(dentistry) A procedure that adjusts a tooth's size, shape or length through the selective removal of small amounts of enamel


stylocone

(dentistry) A pyramidal lobe on a molar with a spiky projection.


serratiform

en-adj

serratiform (comparative more serratiform, superlative most serratiform)

more serratiform (comparative)
most serratiform (superlative)

Incomplete capsular encroachment includes areas of irregular, serratiform and/or undulating inner capsular contour, perpendicular dentate capsular incursions and horizontally disposed (entrapped) intracapsular follicles, which do not qualify, though they should prompt further detailed scrutiny, as should any unexplained area of capsular expansion.

2018, John C Watkinson, Raymond W Clarke, editors, Scott-Brown's Otorhinolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery, eighth edition, volume 1, Boca Raton, F.L. […]: CRC Press, →ISBN, page 668:


amalgamist

From amalgam + -ist. Compare German Amalgamist.

(dentistry, historical) An advocate for or an expert on using amalgams to fill tooth cavities.


teefies

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“‘Her age?’ Oh, yes sir: I'm quite sure. Mother says so. Don't you see the little white ‘teefies’ just through?”

1891, Albert Augustus Day, The Mysterious Beggar, New York: J. S. Ogilvie, page 20:

His front teefies look so cute here 🥺 like that peach character in korea🫣