| periodontal |
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adjective
- surrounding a tooth
- of, or relating to periodontics
| | | periodontics |
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noun
- The branch of dentistry that deals with the care and treatment of the gums
| | pivot |
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noun
- A is that on which something turns; specifically a metal pointed pin or short shaft in machinery, such as the end of an axle or spindle.
- Act of turning on one foot.
verb (pivots, pivoting, pivoted, pivoted)
- (intransitive) To turn on an exact spot.
| | plaque |
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noun
- Any flat, thin piece of metal, clay, ivory, or the like, used for ornament, or for painting pictures upon, as a slab, plate, dish, or the like, hung upon a wall; also, a smaller decoration worn on the person, as a brooch.
- an accumulation of bacteria on teeth
- (medicine) an accumulation of fat, usually cholesterol, in blood vessels
- (biology) a clearing in a bacteria, bacterial lawn caused by a virus
| | premolar |
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noun
- A tooth situated in front of the molar teeth; especially a tooth in humans with two cusps which is between the canines and the molars.
| | prophylaxis |
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noun (prophylax, es)
- (medicine) prevention, Prevention of, or protective treatment for disease.
| | pulp |
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noun
- A soft moist mass, especially of pressed vegetable matter
- The soft center of a fruit
- The soft center of a tooth
- A mixture of wood, cellulose and/or rags and water ground up to make paper.
- Mass of chemically processed wood fibres (cellulose).
- A lurid style of writing or publication
verb
- To make, or be made into
| | pyorrhea |
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noun
- An inflammation of the gums in which the teeth become loose; chronic periodontitis
- A discharge of pus
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