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Palate

The hard and soft tissues forming the roof of the mouth that separates the oral and nasal cavities.

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Palliative

Treatment that relieves pain but is NOT curative.

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Palliative treatment

Palliative treatment is emergency care that helps make the pain in your mouth or tooth feel better.

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Panoramic X-ray or film

Panoramic film is a special x-ray picture of your teeth. The picture shows your whole mouth in one film..

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Panoramic radiograph

An extraoral projection whereby the entire mandible, maxilla, teeth and other nearby structures are portrayed on a single image, as if the jaws were flattened out.

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Panorex

An extraoral full-mouth X-ray that records the teeth and the upper and lower jaws on one film.

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Papoose board

A behavior management technique utilizing immobilization to control the actions of a patient who is receiving dental treatment.

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Parafunctional

Other than normal function or use.

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Parenteral

A technique of administration in which the drug bypasses the gastrointestinal (GI) tract (i.e., intramuscular [IM], intravenous [IV], intranasal [IN], submucosal [SM], subcutaneous [SC], intraosseous ...

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Partial denture

Usually refers to a prosthetic device that replaces missing teeth. See fixed partial denture or removable partial denture.

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Partial ostectomy/ sequestrectomy

surgery to remove a piece of bone from below the gum line

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Payer

A self-insured employer, insurance company, governmental agency or other party responsible for payment of health care claims of covered persons.

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Pediatric

A special doctor who gives medical care to children

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Pediatric Dentist

A dentist who specializes in the diagnosis, treatment, and management of the oral health needs of children.

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Pediatric dentistry

Pediatric Dentistry is an age-defined specialty that provides both primary and comprehensive preventive and therapeutic oral health care for infants and children through adolescence, including those w...

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Pedodontist

A special dentist who gives dental care to children

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Periapical

The area surrounding the end of the tooth root.

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Periapical radiograph

A radiograph made by the intraoral placement of film, phosphorous plate, emulsion or digital sensor, for disclosing the apices of the teeth.

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Periapical x-ray

x-ray that shows the whole tooth above and below the gums

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Pericoronal

Around the crown of a tooth.

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Pericoronitis

An inflammation of the gum tissue around the crown of a tooth.

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Peri-implantitis

An infection that develops around an implant which can lead to bone loss.

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Perio pocket

An opening in the “collar” between the tooth and gums.  If too large it is an indicator of the presence of gum disease.

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Perio scaling and root planning

special deep cleaning that cleans below the gum and into part of the tooth root, or nerve

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Periodontal

Pertaining to the supporting and surrounding tissues of the teeth.

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Periodontal Abscess

An infection of the gum pocket that can destroy soft and hard tissues.

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Periodontal disease

The inflammation and infection of gums, ligaments, bone, and other tissues surrounding the teeth. Gingivitis (gums) and periodontitis (gums and bone) are the two main forms of periodontal disease. Als...

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Periodontal evaluation

A special exam to check the health of your gums

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Periodontal maintenance

follow-up visit for your gums and tissuebecause you have poor mouth care.

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Periodontal pocket

Pathologically deepened gingival sulcus; a feature of periodontal disease.

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Periodontal scaling

Periodontal scaling is a special deep cleaning of teeth.The dentist will clean below the gum line.This will clean yourroots and gums

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Periodontal scaling and root planing

Periodontal scaling and root planingis a special deep cleaning of teeth.The dentist will clean below the gum line.This will clean yourroots and gums.

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Periodontal surgery

A surgical procedure involving the gums and jawbone.

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Periodontics

Periodontics is that specialty of dentistry which encompasses the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the supporting and surrounding tissues of the teeth or their substitutes and the ma...

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