Dental Term Starting with L

Labial

The area pertaining to or around the lip.

Laminate veneer

A thin shell of tooth colored material that is bonded to the enamel of a front tooth. It is usually placed to restore discolored, damaged, misshapen, or misaligned teeth.

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A laser diode provides pulsed light of a defined wave-length that is directed onto the tooth. When the light meets a change in tooth substance, it stimulates fluorescent light of a different wavelengt...

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Least expensive alternative treatment (LEAT)

A type of cost containment measure used by many third-party payers. Under a LEAT clause, when there are multiple treatment options for a specific condition, the plan will only pay for the least expens...

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Lesion

An injury or wound; area of diseased tissue.

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Liability

An obligation to pay an amount in money, goods, or services to another party.

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Lifetime Maximum

The maximum amount a plan will pay over the course of a lifetime. It may apply to an individual or a family and typically applies to specific treatments such as orthodontic treatment

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Limitations

Services that are limited or excluded from a dental benefit plan. A member is typically responsible for charges associated with plan limitations. These services are often referred to as optional servi...

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Line angle

An angle formed by the junction of two planes; used to designate the junction of two surfaces of a tooth, or of two walls of a tooth cavity preparation.

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Lingual

Pertaining to or around the tongue; surface of the tooth directed toward the tongue; opposite of facial.

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Lingual Surface

The side of the tooth facing the tongue.

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Local anesthesia

The elimination of sensation, especially pain, in one part of the body by the topical application or regional injection of a drug.

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Local anesthetic

The injection given in the mouth to numb the areas where a tooth or area requires a dental procedure. Often referred to as Novocain.

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Locus

A site or location.

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