List of oral health and dental topics

Good oral health is the absence of disease, disorder, and injury from the mouth, especially from the teeth and gums. Dental pertains to the teeth, including dentistry. Topics related to the human mouth or teeth include:

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Contents: Top - 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

A

Abfraction  •  Abrasion  •  Academy of General Dentistry  •  Accelerated Orthodontic Treatment  •  Acinic cell carcinoma  •  Acrodont  •  Adalbert J. Volck  •  Adenomatoid odontogenic tumor  •  Adhesive Dentistry  •  Aetna  •  Agar  •  Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans  •  Aim toothpaste  •  Akers' clasp  •  Alberta Dental Association and College  •  Alfred Fones  •  Alfred P. Southwick  •  Alginic acid  •  Alice Timander  •  Allan G. Brodie  •  Alveolar bony defects  •  Alveolar osteitis  •  Alveolar process of maxilla  •  Alveolar ridge  •  Amalgam  •  Ameloblast  •  Ameloblastic fibroma  •  Ameloblastin  •  Ameloblastoma  •  Amelogenesis  •  Amelogenesis imperfecta  •  Amelogenin  •  American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry  •  American Association of Endodontists  •  American Association of Orthodontists  •  American Dental Association  •  American Dental Education Association  •  American Society of Dental Surgeons  •  American Student Dental Association  •  Amosan  •  Anbesol  •  Angular cheilitis  •  Anodontia  •  Anthony Hamilton-Smith, 3rd Baron Colwyn  •  Antoni Cieszyński  •  Apert syndrome  •  Apex locator  •  Aphthous ulcer  •  Applied kinesiology  •  Aquafresh  •  Archwire  •  Arizona Dental Association  •  Arm & Hammer  •  Armin Abron  •  Articaine  •  Articulator  •  Asian Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery  •  Associazione Italiana Odontoiatri  •  Astring-O-Sol  •  Attrition  •  Australian Dental Association  •  Automatic toothpaste dispenser  • 

B

Badri Teymourtash  •  Baltimore College of Dental Surgery  •  Barbed broach  •  Barry Cockcroft  •  Bartholomew Ruspini  •  Baylor College of Dentistry  •  Ben Harper  •  Ben Humble  •  Ben L. Salomon  •  Benign lymphoepithelial lesion  •  Bernard J. Cigrand  •  Bernard Nadler  •  Bessie Delany  •  Bill Allen  •  Bill Emmerson  •  Bill Osmanski  •  Billy Cannon  •  Bioactive glass  •  Biobloc  •  Biodontics  •  Black hairy tongue  •  BlanX  •  Bleeding on probing  •  Botryoid odontogenic cyst  •  Brachydont  •  Brachygnathism  •  Breath spray  •  Bridge  •  Bristol-Myers Squibb  •  British Dental Association  •  British Dental Health Foundation  •  British Dental Students' Association  •  British Orthodontic Society  •  British Society of Oral Implantology  •  Bruxism  •  Buccal mucosa  •  Buccal space  • 

C

C. T. Mathew  •  CAD/CAM Dentistry  •  Calcifying epithelial odontogenic tumor  •  Calcifying odontogenic cyst  •  Calcium hydroxide  •  Calculus  •  California Dental Association  •  Canadian Academy of Endodontics  •  Canadian Association of Orthodontists  •  Canadian College of Dental Health  •  Canadian Dental Association  •  Canalicular adenoma  •  Canine tooth  •  Cantilever mechanics  •  Carbon dioxide laser  •  Caries vaccine  •  Carnassial  •  Case School of Dental Medicine  •  Cattle age determination  •  Cemento-osseous dysplasia  •  Cementoblast  •  Cementoblastoma  •  Cementoenamel junction  •  Cementogenesis  •  Cementum  •  Central giant cell granuloma  •  Central odontogenic fibroma  •  Central ossifying fibroma  •  Central Regional Dental Testing Service  •  Centric relation  •  Centro Escolar University  •  CEREC  •  Cervical loop  •  Chapin A. Harris  •  Chapped lips  •  Charles G. Maurice  •  Charles Goodall Lee  •  Charles H. Strub  •  Charles Murray Turpin  •  Charles Spence Bate  •  Charles Stent  •  Charlie Norwood  •  Cheilitis  •  Chen Hsing-yu  •  Chewable toothbrush  •  Chewiness  •  Chief Dental Officer  •  Chlorhexidine  •  Christian Medical and Dental Associations  •  Christian Medical and Dental Fellowship of Australia  •  Christian Medical and Dental Society  •  Church and Dwight  •  Cingulum  •  Cleft Lip and Palate Association  •  Cleft lip and palate organisations  •  Colgate-Palmolive  •  Colgate  •  Commonly used terms of relationship and comparison in dentistry  •  Concrescence  •  Condensing osteitis  •  Configuration factor  •  Congenital epulis  •  Consultant Orthodontists Group  •  Consumers for Dental Choice  •  Cosmetic dentistry  •  Crest  •  Crispiness  •  Crossbite  •  Crouzon syndrome  •  Crown-to-root ratio  •  Crown  •  Crown  •  Crown lengthening  •  Crunchiness  •  Curve of spee  •  Cusp  •  Cusp of Carabelli  • 

D

D. A. Pandu Memorial R. V. Dental College & Hospital, Bangalore  •  D.D.S. M.D.  •  Dan Crane  •  Darlie  •  David J. Acer  •  Deciduous  •  Deciduous teeth  •  Delta Dental  •  Dens evaginatus  •  Dens invaginatus  •  Dental-enamel junction  •  Dental Admission Test  •  Dental alveolus  •  Dental amalgam controversy  •  Dental anatomy  •  Dental anesthesia  •  Dental arches  •  Dental assistant  •  Dental auxiliary  •  Dental braces  •  Dental bur  •  Dental canaliculi  •  Dental caries  •  Dental college  •  Dental composite  •  Dental Council of India  •  Dental cyst  •  Dental dam  •  Dental disease  •  Dental drill  •  Dental emergency  •  Dental engine  •  Dental floss  •  Dental fluorosis  •  Dental follicle  •  Dental hygienist  •  Dental implant  •  Dental informatics  •  Dental instruments  •  Dental key  •  Dental Laboratories Association  •  Dental laboratory  •  Dental lamina  •  Dental laser  •  Dental midline  •  Dental notation  •  Dental papilla  •  Dental pathology  •  Dental pellicle  •  Dental phobia  •  Dental plaque  •  Dental porcelain  •  Dental Practitioners' Association  •  Dental prosthetist  •  Dental public health  •  Dental radiography  •  Dental restoration  •  Dental restorative materials  •  Dental sealant  •  Dental spa  •  Dental surgery  •  Dental syringe  •  Dental technician  •  Dental Technologists Association  •  Dental therapist  •  Dentifrice  •  Dentigerous Cyst  •  Dentin  •  Dentin dysplasia  •  Dentine bonding agents  •  Dentine hypersensitivity  •  Dentinogenesis  •  Dentinogenesis imperfecta  •  Dentistry  •  Dentistry Magazine  •  Dentistry throughout the world  •  Dentition  •  Dentrix  •  Dentures  •  Denturist  •  Desquamative gingivitis  •  Diane Legault  •  Diastema  •  Dilaceration  •  Doc Holliday  •  Don McLeroy  •  Donald Leake  •  Dr. Alban  •  Dr. Radley Tate  •  Dr. Tariq Faraj  • 

E

E. Lloyd Du Brul  •  Eagle syndrome  •  Early childhood caries  •  Eastman Kodak  •  Ed Lafitte  •  Edentulism  •  Edward Angle  •  Edward Hudson  •  Edward Maynard  •  Egg tooth  •  Electric toothbrush  •  Elmex  •  Elsie Gerlach  •  Embrasure  •  Emilia Rippel  •  Enamel cord  •  Enamel knot  •  Enamel lamellae  •  Enamel niche  •  Enamel organ  •  Enamel pearl  •  Enamel rod  •  Enamel spindles  •  Enamel tufts  •  Enamelin  •  Endodontic therapy  •  Endodontics  •  Epulis fissuratum  •  Er:YAG laser  •  Erosion  •  Eruption cyst  •  Erythroplakia  •  Euthymol  •  Ewald Fabian  •  Explorer  •  External resorption  •  Extraction  • 

F

F. labii inferioris  •  Faculty of Dental Surgery  •  Faculty of General Dental Practice  •  False tooth  •  Fatima Jinnah Dental College  •  FDI World Dental Federation  •  FDI World Dental Federation notation  •  FDSRCS England  •  Felix Crawford  •  Fiberotomy  •  Filiform papilla  •  Fissured tongue  •  Fixed prosthodontics  •  Florida Dental Association  •  Fluoride therapy  •  Focal infection  •  Foliate papillae  •  Forensic dentistry  •  Frank Abbott  •  Frank Crowther  •  Frederick B. Moorehead  •  Frederick Bogue Noyes  •  Frederick J. Conboy  •  Free gingival margin  •  Frenulum linguae  •  Frey's syndrome  •  Fungiform papilla  • 

G

G. Walter Dittmar  •  Gardner's syndrome  •  Gargling  •  Gaspard Fauteux  •  Gene Derricotte  •  General Dental Council  •  General Practice Residency  •  Geographic tongue  •  Georg Carabelli  •  George S. Long  •  Gerald Cardinale  •  Geriatric dentistry  •  Gerrit Wolsink  •  Giant cell fibroma  •  Gigantiform cementoma  •  Gingiva  •  Gingival and periodontal pockets  •  Gingival cyst of the adult  •  Gingival cyst of the newborn  •  Gingival enlargement  •  Gingival fibers  •  Gingival sulcus  •  Gingivectomy  •  Gingivitis  •  Giovanni Battista Orsenigo  •  Glandular odontogenic cyst  •  Glasgow Dental Hospital and School  •  Glass ionomer cement  •  GlaxoSmithKline  •  Gleem toothpaste  •  Glennon Engleman  •  Global Surgical  •  Globulomaxillary cyst  •  Glossitis  •  Glot-Up  •  Gnarled enamel  •  Gnathology  •  Gold teeth  •  Goldman School of Dental Medicine  •  Gomphosis  •  Göran Lindblad  •  Government Dental College, Bangalore  •  Granular cell tumor  •  Greene Vardiman Black  •  Gum graft  •  Gunadasa Amarasekara  •  Gustatory system  • 

H

Halimeter  •  Halitosis  •  Hammaspeikko  •  Hard palate  •  Harold Albrecht  •  Harvard School of Dental Medicine  •  Head and neck anatomy  •  Healing of periapical lesions  •  Henry D. Cogswell  •  Henry Schein  •  Henry Trendley Dean  •  Henryka Bartnicka-Tajchert  •  Hertwig's epithelial root sheath  •  Heterodont  •  Hexetidine  •  Horace Wells  •  Horse teeth  •  Hydrodynamic theory  •  Hyperdontia  •  Hypocone  •  Hypodontia  •  Hypoglossia  •  Hypsodont  • 

I

I.P. Dental College  •  Ian Gainsford  •  Idiopathic osteosclerosis  •  Implant-supported bridge  •  Impression  •  Incisor  •  Index deviation  •  Inferior alveolar nerve  •  Inflammatory papillary hyperplasia  •  Ingestion  •  Inlays and onlays  •  Inner enamel epithelium  •  Integra lifesciences  •  Interdental brush  •  Interdental papilla  •  Interdental plate  •  Internal resorption  •  International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology  •  International Association for Dental Research  •  International Christian Medical and Dental Association  •  Interrod enamel  •  Invisalign  •  Ipana  •  Isaac Schour  • 

J

Jack Miller  •  James Garretson  •  James W. Holley, III  •  Jan Boubli  •  Jim Granberry  •  Jim Harrell, Jr.  •  Jim Lonborg  •  John Grubb  •  John Haase  •  John Smith  •  Johnson & Johnson  •  Jon Sudbø  •  Journal of Periodontology  •  Journal of the American Dental Association  •  Julius Franks  •  Junaid Ismail Dockrat  •  Junctional epithelium  • 

K

Ken Cranston  •  Knightbrace a.k.a. Mr. Jelly  •  Kolynos  •  Korff fibers  • 

L

Las Vegas Institute  •  Laser diode  •  Laser scalpel  •  Lateral periodontal cyst  •  Lentulo spiral  •  Leonard Horowitz  •  Lester C. Hunt  •  Leukoedema  •  Leukoplakia  •  Licentiate in Dental Surgery  •  Lichen planus  •  Lie bumps  •  Ligature  •  Linea alba  •  Lingual tonsils  •  Lion  •  Lip  •  Lip frenulum piercing  •  Lip Reconstruction  •  List of dental abbreviations  •  List of dental organizations  •  List of dental schools in Australia and New Zealand  •  List of dental schools in the United States  •  List of dentists  •  List of toothpaste brands  •  Listerine  •  Louis Pendleton  •  Loupe  •  Low intensity pulsed ultrasound  •  Lucy Hobbs Taylor  •  Lumenis  •  Luting agent  • 

M

Macrodontia  •  MADS  •  Malocclusion  •  Malta Dental Students  •  Mammelon  •  Mandibular advancement splint  •  Mandibular canine  •  Mandibular central incisor  •  Mandibular first molar  •  Mandibular first premolar  •  Mandibular lateral incisor  •  Mandibular second molar  •  Mandibular second premolar  •  Mandibular third molar  •  Manipal College of Dental Sciences  •  Marian Spore Bush  •  Markus Merk  •  Martin van Butchell  •  Mastication  •  Maury Massler  •  Maxilla  •  Maxillary canine  •  Maxillary central incisor  •  Maxillary first molar  •  Maxillary first premolar  •  Maxillary lateral incisor  •  Maxillary second molar  •  Maxillary second premolar  •  Maxillary third molar  •  Maximum intercuspation  •  Median alveolar cyst  •  Median palatal cyst  •  Meiyang Chang  •  Melbourne Faculty of Dentistry  •  Mentadent  •  Metacone  •  Metastatic tumor of jaws  •  Meth mouth  •  MFDS  •  Michael Krop  •  Micro Surgical Endodontics  •  Microdontia  •  Mike Simpson  •  Miles Henry Davis  •  Miswak  •  Molar  •  Morinosuke Chiwaki  •  Mouth  •  Mouth mirror  •  Mouth prop  •  Mouthguard  •  Mouthwash  •  Mucocele  •  Mucoepidermoid carcinoma  •  Mucogingival junction  •  Mucous membrane pemphigoid  •  Mucous retention cyst  •  MUDH  •  Mumps  •  Mutually protected occlusion  • 

N

Nasolabial cyst  •  Nasopalatine cyst  •  National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research  •  NBDE  •  Nd:YAG laser  •  Neonatal line  •  Neonatal teeth  •  Neuromuscular dentistry  •  Nevus  •  New York State Dental Association  •  New York University College of Dentistry  •  Nicotine stomatitis  •  Nikolsky's sign  •  Nobel Biocare  •  Norman Simmons  •  Northeast Regional Board of Dental Examiners  •  Northern Indian Medical & Dental Association of Canada  •  Northwestern University Dental School  • 

O

Occlusal splint  •  Occlusal trauma  •  Occlusion  •  Odontoblast  •  Odontoblast process  •  Odontode  •  Odontogenesis  •  Odontogenic keratocyst  •  Odontogenic myxoma  •  Odontoma  •  Ohaguro  •  Ohio College of Dental Surgery  •  Ohio Dental Association  •  Oil of cloves  •  Olaflur  •  Omega Pharma  •  Ontario Dental Association  •  Open Dental  •  Orabase B  •  Oral-B  •  Oral and maxillofacial radiology  •  Oral and maxillofacial surgery  •  Oral hygiene  •  Oral irrigator  •  Oral microbiology  •  Oral mucosa  •  Oral pathology  •  Oral Surgery  •  Oral torus  •  Oral ulcer  •  Orofacial granulomatosis  •  Orson Hodge  •  Orthodontic Facemask & Reverse-Pull Headgear  •  Orthodontic headgear  •  Orthodontic mechanics  •  Orthodontic National Group  •  Orthodontic spacer  •  Orthodontic Technicians Association  •  Orthodontic technology  •  Orthodontics  •  Orthopantomogram  •  Orthotropics  •  Orville Howard Phillips  •  Oscar F. Willing  •  Osseointegrated implant  •  Osteonecrosis of the jaw  •  Osteoporotic bone marrow defect  •  Our Lady of Fatima University  •  Outer enamel epithelium  • 

P

Painless Parker  •  Pakistan Medical and Dental Council  •  Palatal expander  •  Palate  •  Palatine uvula  •  Palmer notation  •  Parafunctional habit  •  Parotid gland  •  Patrick Spilotro  •  Patterson Dental  •  Paul Beresford  •  Paul Dengelegi  •  Paul N. Cyr  •  Pedodontics  •  Pemphigus  •  Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry  •  Pennsylvania College of Dental Surgery  •  Pepsodent  •  Periapical abscess  •  Periapical cyst  •  Pericoronitis  •  Perikyma  •  Periodontal currette  •  Periodontal ligament  •  Periodontal probe  •  Periodontal scaler  •  Periodontitis  •  Periodontium  •  Periodontology  •  Peripheral giant cell granuloma  •  Peripheral odontogenic fibroma  •  Peripheral ossifying fibroma  •  Permanent teeth  •  Peter Kunter  •  Peutz-Jeghers syndrome  •  Phil Samis  •  Philip A. Traynor  •  Philip Blaiberg  •  Philtrum  •  Pierre Corbeil  •  Pierre Fauchard  •  Pink tooth of Mummery  •  Pleomorphic adenoma  •  Pleurodont  •  Plica fimbriata  •  Polk E. Akers  •  Polymorphous low-grade adenocarcinoma  •  Polynoxylin  •  Polyvinyl siloxane  •  Post-canine megadontia  •  Post and core  •  Posterior tongue  •  Potassium alginate  •  PracticeWorks  •  Premolar  •  Preparation  •  Primordial cyst  •  Procaine  •  Procter & Gamble  •  Prognathism  •  Prosthodontics  •  Protocone  •  Pulp  •  Pulp polyp  •  Pyogenic granuloma  • 

Q

Quad Helix  • 

R

Rabab Fetieh  •  Radial composite deviation  •  Radioactive dentin abrasion  •  Ragas Dental College  •  Raman Bedi  •  Randy Starr  •  Ranula  •  Rdhap  •  Receding gums  •  Reduced enamel epithelium  •  Regional odontodysplasia  •  Removable partial denture  •  Retainer  •  Retromolar space  •  Rhys Spoor  •  Riggs' disease  •  Robert Blake  •  Roberto Calderoli  •  Rod sheath  •  Rodrigues Ottolengui  •  Roger Bailey  •  Root canal  •  Root End Surgery  •  Root resorption  •  Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons  •  Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario  •  Royal College of Dentists  •  Royal College of Surgeons of England  • 

S

Saint Apollonia  •  Salivary gland  •  Samir Ghawshah  •  Samuel Bemis  •  Samuel Cartwright  •  Scaling and root planing  •  Schick Technologies  •  Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry  •  Scope  •  Secondary palate  •  Segmental odontomaxillary dysplasia  •  Sheila Faith  •  Shovel-shaped incisors  •  Sialogram  •  Signal  •  Simon Hullihen  •  Sinodonty and Sundadonty  •  Sinus-lift procedure  •  Sodium alginate  •  Soft palate  •  SoftDent  •  SOHP  •  Sonicare  •  Southern Regional Testing Agency  •  Sozodont  •  Speech organ  •  Squamous odontogenic tumor  •  Stafne defect  •  Stan Brown  •  Stanley D. Tylman  •  Stanley McInnis  •  Stannous fluoride  •  Stellate reticulum  •  Sten Forshufvud  •  Steve Green  •  Stippling  •  Stomatol  •  Stomatology  •  Stratum intermedium  •  Straumann  •  Striae of Retzius  •  Sublingual gland  •  Submandibular gland  •  Sulcular epithelium  •  Superior alveolar artery  •  Superior mouth  •  Supernumerary roots  •  Swedish Dental Association  •  Sydney Faculty of Dentistry  • 

T

Talon cusp  •  Taste  •  Taste bud  •  Taurodontism  •  Teeth cleaning  •  Teething  •  Teledentistry  •  Temporary crown  •  Temporary restoration  •  Temporomandibular joint  •  Temporomandibular joint disorder  •  Thaddeus Weclew  •  Thomas Berdmore  •  Thomas Bramwell Welch  •  Tim Whatley  •  Tom's of Maine  •  Tom Slade  •  Tomes' process  •  Tongue  •  Tongue scraper  •  Tongue thrust  •  Tonsillolith  •  Tooth  •  Tooth-friendly  •  Tooth abscess  •  Tooth bleaching  •  Tooth brushing  •  Tooth development  •  Tooth enamel  •  Tooth eruption  •  Tooth fusion  •  Tooth gemination  •  Tooth loss  •  Tooth painting  •  Tooth polishing  •  Tooth squeeze  •  Tooth Tunes  •  Toothache  •  Toothbrush  •  Toothpaste  •  Toothpick  •  Torus mandibularis  •  Torus palatinus  •  Traumatic bone cyst  •  Traumatic neuroma  •  Trench mouth  •  Treponema denticola  •  Trigeminal ganglion  •  Trismus  •  Tuftelin  •  Tufts University School of Dental Medicine  •  Turner's hypoplasia  •  Twin bloc  •  Typodont  • 

U

UCLA School of Dentistry  •  Ultra Brite  •  Unilever  •  Unilever, Axe/Dove controversy  •  Universal numbering system  •  University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry  •  University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine  •  University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine  •  University of Tennessee College of Dentistry  •  University of the East College of Dentistry  •  University of Toronto Faculty of Dentistry  • 

V

Veneer  •  Vermillion border  •  Vertical dimension of occlusion  •  Vestibular lamina  • 

W

Walter Koskiusko Waldowski  •  Warthin's tumor  •  Water fluoridation  •  Water fluoridation controversy  •  Western Regional Examining Board  •  Weston Price  •  White sponge nevus  •  Whitening strips  •  Wilbur Wonka  •  William Donald Kelley  •  William Duff  •  William Gibson  •  William Samuel Hall  •  William T.G. Morton  •  Wisdom teeth  •  Witch boil  • 

X

Xerogel  • 

Y

Yamahachi Dental  • 

Z

Zane Grey  •  Zinc oxide eugenol  •