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Acute of chronic, localized inflammation, with a collection of pus, associated with tissue destruction and, frequently, swelling, usually secondary to infection.

Periapical Abscess

Acute or chronic inflammation and pus formation at the end of a tooth root in the alveolar bone, secondary to infection;

Acute or chronic inflammation around a tooth root in the alveolar bone, secondary to infection;

Abscess of the gingiva or periodontal tissue to periodontal infection, as contrasted to periapical abscess or periradicular abscess.

A tooth or implant used to support a prosthesis.

See crown.

Addition of a test specimen, previously collected by a health care provider, to a laboratory specimen collection; recording of essential specimen identification data in a laboratory-maintained file in chronological order of laboratory specimen acquisition; assignment to the specimen of an identification code.

Use of an acidic chemical substance to prepare the tooth enamel and/or dentin surface to provide retention for bonding.

Any substance that joins or creates close adherence of two or more surfaces.

See Graft.

Refers to synthetic material often used for tissue augmentation.

Referring to the bone to which a tooth is attached.

Surgical procedure for recontouring alveolar structures, usually in preparation for a prosthesis.

An alloy used in direct dental restorations.

Loss of pain sensations without loss of consciousness.

See Crown.

A controlled state of unconsciousness, accompanied by a partial or complete loss of protective reflexes, including loss of ability to independently maintain airway and respond purposefully to physical stimulation or verbal command, produced by a pharmacologic or non-pharmacologic method or combination thereof;

A medically controlled state of depressed consciousness while maintaining the patient’s airway, protective reflexes and the ability to respond to stimulation or verbal commands. It includes intravenous administration of sedative and/or analgesic agent(s) and appropriate monitoring;

The loss of pain sensation over a specific area of the anatomy without loss of consciousness;

A medically controlled state of depressed consciousness while maintaining the patient’s airway, protective reflexes and the ability to respond to stimulation or verbal commands. It includes administration of sedative and/or analgesic agent(s) by a route other than I; (PO, PR, Intranasal, IM) and appropriate monitoring;

A term used for local anesthesia; See local anesthesia.

Refers to the teeth and tissues located toward the front of the mouth; maxillary and mandibular incisors and canines.

Reduction of anxiety utilizing a pharmacologic agent such as a Benzodiazepine or nitrous oxide.

Amputation of the apex of a tooth.

The tip or end of the root end of the tooth.

The curved composite structure of the natural dentition and the residual ridge, or the remains thereof, after the loss of some or all of the natural teeth.

See crown.

See graft.

Separation of tooth from its socket due to trauma (evulsion).

The mild character of an illness or the non-malignant character of a neoplasm.

A premolar tooth; a tooth with two cusps.

Occurring on, or pertaining to, right and left sides.

Process of removing tissue for histologic evaluation.

Interproximal view radiograph of the coronal portion of the tooth.

Process by which two or more components are made integral by mechanical and/or chemical adhesion at their interface.

See fixed partial denture and/or removable partial denture.

The parafunctional grinding of the teeth.

Pertaining to or around the cheek (as in the buccal surface of a posterior tooth).

A narrative description used to report a service that does not have a procedure code or is specified in a code as "by report;" may be requested by a third-party payer to provide additional information for claims processing.

Hard deposit of mineralized material adhering to crowns and/or roots of teeth.

A relatively narrow tubular passage or channel;

Space inside the root portion of a tooth containing pulp tissue;

The passage which transmits vessels and nerves through the jaw to branches that distribute them to the teeth.

Part of a fixed prosthesis that is supported at only one end.

Commonly used term for tooth decay.

See diagnostic cast or study model.

Decay in tooth caused by caries; also referred to as carious lesion.

A radiographic head film utilized in the scientific study of the measurements of the head with relation to specific reference points.

Material used under a filling to replace lost tooth structure.

Hard connective tissue covering the tooth root.

Congenital deformity resulting in lack of fusion of the soft and/or hard palate, either partial or complete.

The clamping and pressing of the jaws and teeth together in centric occlusion, frequently associated with psychological stress or physical effort.

See crown.

The re-approximation of segments of a fractured bone without open surgery.

A dental restorative material made up of disparate or separate parts (e.g., resin and quartz particles.).

Break in bone which is exposed to external contamination.

See evaluation.

A thin covering of the coronal portion of the tooth usually without anatomic conformity. It can be used as a definitive restoration or as part of a transfer procedure.

Refers to the clinical crown of a tooth.

That portion of tooth normally covered by, and including, enamel;

Artificial crown serving for the retention or support of a dental prosthesis;

Restoration covering or replacing the major part, or the whole of the clinical crown of a tooth;

That portion of a tooth not covered by supporting tissues.

A surgical procedure exposing more tooth for restorative purposes by apically positioning the gingival margin and/or removing support bone.

Scraping and cleaning the walls of a cavity or gingival pocket.

Pointed or rounded eminence on or near the masticating surface of a tooth.

Pathological cavity, usually lined with epithelium, containing fluid or soft matter;

Cyst derived from the epithelium of odontogenic tissue (developmental, primordial);

Cyst at the apex of a tooth with a non-vital pulp.

Removal of subgingival and/or supragingival plaque and calculus which obstructs the ability to perform an evaluation; removal of contused and devitalized tissue from a wound surface.

The lay term for carious lesions in a tooth; decomposition of tooth structure.

Having the property of falling off or shedding; a name used for the primary teeth.

Scaling and polishing procedure performed to remove coronal plaque, calculus, and stains.

That part of the tooth that is beneath enamel and cementum.

The teeth in the dental arch;

Refers to the permanent teeth in the dental arch;

Refers to the deciduous or primary teeth in the dental arch.

An artificial substitute for natural teeth and adjacent tissues.

That part of a denture that makes contact with soft tissue and retains the artificial teeth.

See evaluation.

Plaster or stone model of teeth and adjoining tissues; also referred to as study model.

A space, such as one between two adjacent teeth in the same dental arch.

Excision of the intra-articular disc of a joint.

Procedure in which the exposed pulp is covered with a dressing or cement with he aim of maintaining pulp vitality.

A restoration fabricated inside the mouth.

A partial evulsion of a tooth – may be mesial, distal, facial, lingual, or incisal.

Toward the back of the dental arch (or away from the midline).

Localized inflammation of the tooth socket following extraction due to infection or loss of blood clot; osteitis.