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Abcessed tooth	An infection in your gum caused by too much bacteria at the center of a tooth
Abfraction	The loss of tooth structure due to heavy compressive loading and flexing of a tooth as in heavy grin...About more
Abrasion	Loss of tooth structure caused by a hard toothbrush, poor brushing technique, or Bruxism (grinding o...About more
Abscess	Acute or chronic localized inflammation, probably with a collection of pus, associated with tissue d...About more
Abutment	A term with different meanings depending on the clinical scenario.
Abutment crown	Artificial crown also serving for the retention or support of a dental prosthesis.
Accession	Addition of a test specimen, previously collected by a health care provider, to a laboratory specime...About more
Acid etching	Use of an acidic chemical substance to prepare the tooth enamel and or dentin surface to provide ret...About more
Adhesion	State in which two surfaces are held together by chemical or physical forces or both with or without...About more
Adhesive	Any substance that joins or creates close adherence of two or more surfaces. Intermediate material t...About more
Adjunctive	A secondary treatment in addition to the primary therapy.
Administrative costs	Overhead expenses incurred in the operation of a dental benefit program, exclusive of costs of denta...About more
Administrative services only (ASO)	An arrangement under which a third party, for a fee, processes claims and handles paperwork for a se...About more
Adult dentition	The permanent teeth of adulthood that either replace the primary dentition or erupt distally to the ...About more
Air Abrasion	Tiny particles of aluminum oxide blasted in a stream of water at the tooth to remove the decayed deb...About more
Allergy	Unfavorable systemic response to a foreign substance or drug
Allogenic	Belonging to the same species, but genetically different.
Alloplastic	Refers to synthetic material often used for tissue augmentation or replacement.
Allowable charge	The maximum dollar amount on which benefit payment is based for each dental procedure as calculated ...About more
Alloy	Compound combining two or more elements having properties not existing in any of the single constitu...About more

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