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Reimplantation:
insertion and temporary fixation of partially or completely avulsed tooth or teeth, resulting from traumatic injury Reline: acrylic restoration of denture base to compensate for bone loss; direct: done at chairside; indirect: in conjunction with a dental laboratory Restoration: replacement of portion of a damaged tooth Retained root: partial root structure remaining in jaw after extraction or fracture of a natural tooth Root: tooth structure that connects the tooth to the jaw Root canal: common term for root canal therapy, also the interior space of the tooth root Root canal therapy: process of removing pulp of a tooth and filling it with an inert material Root resection: removal of a portion of diseased root structure, retaining the remaining natural tooth Rubber dam: soft latex sheet used to establish isolation of one or more teeth from contamination by oral fluids and to keep materials from falling to the back of the throat |