Terms Related to Marginal, Dental Adaptation

• Dental Cavity Liner

  An inner coating, as of varnish or other protective substance, to cover the dental cavity wall. It is usually a resinous film-forming agent dissolved in ...

• Rubber Dam

  Sheets of latex rubber punched and placed over the teeth during dental procedures to isolate the field of operation from the rest of the oral ...

• Temporary Dental Filling

  A prosthesis or restoration placed for a limited period, from several days to several months, which is designed to seal the tooth and maintain its ...

• Tooth Germ

  The collective tissues from which an entire tooth is formed, including the DENTAL SAC; ENAMEL ORGAN; and DENTAL PAPILLA. (From Jablonski, Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992)

• Dental Research

  The study of laws, theories, and hypotheses through a systematic examination of pertinent facts and their interpretation in the field of dentistry. (From Jablonski, Illustrated ...

• Tooth Discoloration

  Any change in the hue, color, or translucency of a tooth due to any cause. Restorative filling materials, drugs (both topical and systemic), pulpal necrosis, ...

• Ocular Adaptation

  The adjustment of the eye to variations in the intensity of light. Light adaptation is the adjustment of the eye when the light threshold is ...