Dental Terminology D

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Dental Terminology with the Letter D and the explanation of them.

Deciduous Teeth

Deciduous teeth have different common names as temporary teeth, primary teeth, milk teeth or baby teeth. Those are the first 20 teeth in a child’s growing phase. Milk teeth arise within the embryonic development stage and start growing in between the age of 6 and 12 months.

Dental Appliance

The Term 'a dental or oral appliance' is usually referring to a removable mouth guard, night guard or device. Those can be protective for teeth and serve for concussion prevention as soft sports guard, or open a narrow airway, used to manage obstructive sleep apnea or snoring. Other appliances can be used to prevent Bruxism or Grinding.

Dental Implants

Dental Implants are also called artificial tooth roots. Those are surgical components that interface with the jaw, the bone or the skull to provide support for replaced teeth such as a dental bridge or a dental crown. They may also act as an anchor for orthodontics or prostheses.

Dentifrice

Dentifrice is a classic term for a toothpaste. Toothpaste with fluoride help to prevent cavities by eliminating plaque and strengthening teeth.

Dentures

Dentures are a set of artificial teeth. Complete or also called Full Mouth Dentures replace all off the teeth, while partial Dentures replace just a selected area of teeth in your Mouth. You are able to take Dentures out of your Mouth and put them back in again.