Dental Clinical Terms : Graft

Graft : A piece of tissue or alloplastic material placed in contact with tissue to repair a defect or supplement a deficiency.

Allograft : Graft of tissue between genetically dissimilar members of the same species. Donors may be cadavers, living related or living unrelated individuals. Also called allogenic graft or homograft.

Autogenous Graft : Taken from one part of a patient's body and transferred to another.

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15 Skills Needed To Become A Dental Hygienist

Want to become a dental hygienist? What does it take to make sure you have all of the qualifications for a dental hygienist's job? Are there certain personal characteristics or physical skills for dental hygienists that you need to know about?  But even if they don’t all come to you naturally, you can work on and grow those skills and abilities to make an excellent RDH one day. Let's talk about the required skills in order to enjoy your career!

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Dental Clinical Terms : Gingivitis

Inflammation of gingival tissue without loss of connective tissue.

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Dental Clinical Terms : Frenum

Muscle fibers covered by a mucous membrane that attaches the cheek, lips and or tongue to associated dental mucosa.

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Dental Health on the Streets of Chicago

Let's ask if people know the difference between dentists and hygienists, whether or not they floss and tongue scrape, and what to do if their friend has food stuck in their teeth!

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Dental Clinical Terms : Follow-up Care

Any care provided after a procedure; a service whose nature, scope and timing is determined by the clinical and professional judgment of the dentist.

Note: The term follow-up care is interchangeable with a variety of similar terms (e.g., normal post-operative follow-up; routine follow-up [or post-delivery or post-operative] care).

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Dental Clinical Terms : Fixed Partial Denture

A prosthetic replacement of one or more missing teeth cemented or otherwise attached to the abutment natural teeth or their implant replacements.

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How To Get Your Child To STOP Thumbsucking

Let's talk about the damaging effects of thumbsucking and how to stop your child from sucking their thumb for good!

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Dental Clinical Terms : Filling

A lay term used for the restoring of lost tooth structure by using materials such as metal, alloy, plastic or porcelain.

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