Dental Glossary Abrasion Abscess Abutment Acrylic resin ADA Seal of Acceptance Adjustment Air abrasion/micro abrasion Alveolar bone Amalgam Anaerobic bacteria Analgesia Anesthesia Antibiotic Antiseptic Apex Appliance Baby bottle tooth decay Bicuspid Biofeedback Biopsy Bite Bitewing Bleaching Bonding Bone resorption Braces Bridge Bruxism Calcium Calculus Canker sore Cap Caries Cementum Clasp Cleaning Cleft lip Cleft palate Composite resin filling Conventional denture Cosmetic (aesthetic) dentistry Crown Cuspids Cusps Cyst DDS Decay Deciduous teeth Demineralization Dentin Denture DMD Dry mouth Dry socket Edentulous Enamel Endodontics Endodontist Eruption Extraction Filling Fistula Flap surgery Flossing Fluoride Fluorosis General dentist gingiva gingivectomy gingivitis gingivoplasty gold fillings gum recession gutta percha Halitosis Handpiece Hard palate Hygienist Hypersensitivity Immediate denture Impacted tooth Implant Impression Incision and drainage Incisors Inlay Jawbone Leukoplakia Malocclusion Mandible Maxilla Mercury Molars Mouth guard Muscle relaxant Nerve Nerve (root) canal Night guard Nitrous oxide NSAID Occlusal X-rays Occlusion Onlay Oral cavity Oral and maxillofacial radiologist Oral and maxillofacial surgery Oral hygiene Oral medicine Oral pathologist Oral surgeon Orthodontics Orthodontist Overbite Overjet Overdenture Rinsing Palate Panoramic X-ray Partial denture pathology Pedodontics or pediatric dentistry Pedodontist/pediatric dentist Periapical Periapical X-rays Periodontal ligament Periodontist Periodontitis Periodontium Permanent teeth Plaque Pontic Porcelain Porcelain crown Porcelain fused to metal (PFM) crown Porcelain inlay or onlay Post Pregnancy gingivitis Pregnancy tumors Primary teeth Prophylaxis Prosthetics prosthodontist pulp Radiographic Radio wave therapy Recontouring Remineralization Restorations Retainer Root Root canal therapy Rubber dam Saliva Salivary glands Scaling and root planing Sealants Sedative Soft palate Space maintainer Stains Stomatitis Supernumerary tooth Tartar Teething Temporomandibular disorder (TMD)/temporomandibular joint (TMJ) Thrush Tooth whitening Topical anesthetic Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) Transplant Trauma Trigger-point injections Ultrasound Underbite Unerupted tooth Veneer Wisdom teeth Xerostomia X-Rays