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Debridement - Treating a bacterial infection by removing irritants from the periodontal pocket (RCP)
Decay - Lesions in a tooth or decomposition of tooth structure. (RCP)
Deductible: The amount you are responsible to pay before the insurance carrier will allow your benefit plan to pay the endodontist.(AAE)
Dental pulp - see Pulp
Dental Prophylaxis - Scaling and polishing procedure to remove plaque, calculus, and stains. (RCP)
Dental Prosthesis - An artificial device that replaces one or more missing teeth. (RCP)
Dental Specialist - Dentist who has received postgraduate training in one of the recognized dental specialties, DDS or DMD (RCP)
Dentin - A mineralized tissue that forms the bulk of the crown and root of the tooth, giving the root its characteristic form; surrounds coronal and radicular pulp, forming the walls of the pulp chamber and root canals; composed of approximately 67% inorganic, 20% organic and 13% water.(AAE)
Dilaceration - Abnormal tooth that has a twisted crown and root. (RCP)
Dry Socket - Inflammation of the tooth socket after extraction due to infection or loss of blood clot (RCP)
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