My name is Yann Després and I’m in Natural Science. This program consists chemistry, biology and physics which lead student into medicine and other scientific job. Personally, I do Natural Science to become a dentist because I always wanted to help people and save them. This glossary will be for my future self that will work in dentistry in a workplace that he won’t probably choose and that he will need to adapt to it. It will also be for other kid that wants to be a future dentist.
My glossary will help general understanding of dentistry with simple, medium and hard words that will have a global overview of dentistry without only using hard words that won’t ever be useful. There will be terms about anatomy, science and job in dentistry. My glossary contains twenty-one (21) terms that are defined, pronounced and translated. Moreover, there is example of how to use the word and an image for more visual person. I found the words while searching about dentistry and using virtual writing tutor to find field related terms in the articles, and I found the definition of the words with google.
For the reader, the only thing I want you to do is learn and develop your general knowledge about dentistry. I hope I can learn you new words and develop your general vocabulary if it works I will be really happy.
caries
noun
Decay and crumbling of a tooth or bone.
Example: The second left upper premolar was lost antemortem possibly due to the CARIES infection.
fr: carie
cavity
noun
A decayed part of a tooth.
Example: I was disappointed to find out that I had developed a CAVITY in one of my molars.
fr: cavité
crown
noun
The part of a tooth projecting from the gum.
Example: A thin layer of enamel covers the CROWN.
fr: couronne
dental
adjective
Relating to the teeth or dentistry.
Example: For the next hour we laid out our skeleton and looked at his teeth and signs of DENTAL disease.
fr: dentaire
dentist
noun
A person qualified to treat the diseases and conditions that affect the teeth and gums, especially the repair and extraction of teeth and the insertion of artificial ones.
Example: He regularly sees his DENTIST to maintain his dental health.
fr: dentiste
dentition
noun
The arrangement or condition of the teeth in a particular species or individual.
Example: It is worth mentioning the Old World monkeys in relation to posterior DENTITION, as they have a universal feature which identifies them as a "natural group".
fr: dentition
diagnosis
noun
The identification of the nature of an illness or other problem by examination of the symptoms.
Example: The presents of raised electrolyte concentrations is an important part of DIAGNOSIS.
fr: diagnostic
endodontics
noun
The branch of dentistry concerned with diseases and injuries of the soft tissues inside a tooth (the dental pulp).
Example: The clinical areas where more pain was found were ENDODONTICS.
fr: endodontie
extraction
noun
The action of taking out something, especially using effort or force.
Example: If a tooth EXTRACTION is carried out in the same appointment as placing an amalgam filling, amalgam tattoo can result.
fr: extraction
fluoride
noun
Sodium fluoride or another fluorine-containing salt added to water supplies or toothpaste in order to reduce tooth decay.
Example: Stabilizing ionic strength will make the FLUORIDE activity coefficient relatively constant, so the measured potential becomes proportional to the FLUORIDE concentration.
fr: fluorure
gums
noun
The firm area of flesh around the roots of the teeth in the upper or lower jaw.
Example: Be sure to keep you GUMS and teeth healthy during a pregnancy.
fr: gencives
molar
noun
A grinding tooth at the back of a mammal's mouth.
Example: Postmortems damage to the fragile facial bones has resulted in much reduced facial anatomy, however, caries of the right maxillary first MOLAR, accounted for the considerable calculus on the teeth of the right maxilla and mandible;
fr: molaire
oral
adjective
Relating to the mouth.
Example: Its selling point is inclusion of CPC, which was proved inhibits microbial activity in the mouth and increase self life of the product Toothpaste Market by far is the biggest in the ORAL-care market and in Britain its last year annual sale was estimated to be £280 million.
fr: oral
orthodontics
noun
The treatment of irregularities in the teeth (especially of alignment and occlusion) and jaws, including the use of braces.
Example: They are also doing a good deal of denture work, and they very often are experts in ORTHODONTICS.
fr: orthodontie
pathology
noun
The science of the causes and effects of diseases.
Example: It seems processes and relative ideas can easily traverse into topics of environmental adaptation, PATHOLOGY, and further genetic theory.
fr: pathologie
periodontal
adjective
Relating to or affecting the structures surrounding and supporting the teeth.
Example: PERIODONTAL disease interpretation of the maxilla proved difficult due to the postmortem loss of the third molars;
fr: parodontal
periodontics
noun
The branch of dentistry concerned with the structures surrounding and supporting the teeth.
Example: He took this to be just her temperament and says it finally led advanced PERIODONTICS to let her go.
fr: parodontie
root canal
noun
Root canal is a treatment to repair and save a badly damaged or infected tooth instead of removing it. The term root canal comes from cleaning of the canals inside a tooth's root.
Example: I need to have a ROOT CANAL.
fr: canal radiculaire
teeth
noun
Each of a set of hard, bony enamel-coated structures in the jaws of most vertebrates, used for biting and chewing.
Example: Conclusion Following a relatively healthy childhood during the development of the TEETH, this individual died between 33-45 years of age suggested by dental attrition.
fr: dents
temporomandibular
noun
Situated near the hinge joint formed by the lower jaw and the temporal bone of the skull.
Example: You may also wake up with soreness in your TEMPOROMANDIBULAR joint, which is where your jaw bone connects with your skull, and surrounding muscles.
fr: temporo-mandibulaire
treatment
noun
Medical care given to a patient for an illness or injury.
Example: This TREATMENT allows for high and consistent eradication rates after just a week of TREATMENT.
