Tooth colored overlay on the visible portion of a crown; may be acrylic, composite or porcelain

Fellowship Academy of General Dentistry

Restoration of lost tooth structure with metal, porcelain or resin materials

Channel emanating pus from an infection site; a gum boil

Lifting of gum tissue to expose and clean underlying tooth and bone structures

Instrument used for removal of teeth

Practice of gathering legal evidence for body identification or judicial issues

Valley found on the surface of posterior teeth

Distance between the upper and lower teeth with the lower jaw in rest position

Removal or reshaping of thin muscle tissue that attaches the upper or lower lips to the gum, or the tongue to the floor of the mouth