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Salivary gland

Exocrine glands that produce saliva and empty it into the mouth; these include the parotid glands, the submandibular glands and the sublingual glands.

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Scaling

Removal of plaque, calculus, and stain from teeth.

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Schedule of benefits

A listing of dental services and the maximum benefit amounts an insurer will pay for a given service. Specificity will vary by benefit plan.

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Sealant

A resinous material designed to be applied to the occlusal surfaces of posterior teeth to prevent occlusal caries.

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Second-opinion program

An opinion about the appropriateness of a proposed treatment provided by a practitioner other than the one making the original recommendation; some benefit plans require such opinions for selected ser...

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Sedation

drugs to calm and relax you

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Sedative filling

A temporary restoration intended to relieve pain.

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Semi-precision attachment

A device, one component of which is fixed to an abutment or abutments and the other is integrated into a fixed or removable prosthesis in order to stabilize and/or retain it.

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Service corporations

Dental benefit organizations established under not-for-profit state statutes for the purpose of providing health care coverage, e.g., Delta Dental Plans, Blue Cross and Blue Shield Plans.

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Sextant

One of the six relatively equal sections into which a dental arch can be divided, for exampletooth numbers 1-5; 6-11; 12-16; 17-21; 22-27; 28-32. Sometimes used for recording periodontal charting.

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Sialodochoplasty

Surgical procedure for the repair of a defect and/or restoration of portion of a salivary gland duct.

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Sialography

Inspection of the salivary ducts and glands by radiograph after the injection of a radiopaque medium.

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Sialolithotomy

Surgical procedure by which a stone within a salivary gland or its duct is removed, either intraorally or extraorally.

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Simple Extraction

This type of extraction does not require sectioning of the tooth or any other elaborate procedures for removal.

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Simple fracture

Break in bone which is not exposed to external contamination.

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Site

A term used to describe a single area, position, or locus. For periodontal procedures, an area of soft tissue recession on a single tooth or an osseous defect adjacent to a single tooth; also used to ...

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Six-year molar

The first permanent tooth to erupt, usually between the ages of five and six.

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Socket

The hole in the jawbone into which the tooth fits.

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Space maintainer

A passive appliance, usually cemented in place, that holds teeth in position.

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Special crown

cap, made of special metal, placed on a tooth that has had a root canal done on it

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Specification No. 3950

This schema (ANSI/ADA/ISO Specification No. 39501984 Dentistry Designation System for Tooth and Areas of the Oral Cavity) is designed to identify areas of the oral cavity as well as uniquely number pe...

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Splint

A device used to support, protect, or immobilize oral structures that have been loosened, replanted, fractured or traumatized. Also refers to devices used in the treatment of temporomandibular joint d...

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Stainless steel crown

A pre-made metal crown, shaped like a tooth, that is used to temporarily cover a seriously decayed or broken down tooth. Used most often on children’s teeth.

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Stomatitis

Inflammation of the membranes of the mouth.

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Stop-loss

A general term referring to that category of coverage that provides insurance protection (reinsurance) to an employer for a self-funded plan.

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Stress breaker

That part of a tooth-borne and/or tissue-borne prosthesis designed to relieve the abutment teeth and their supporting tissues from harmful stresses.

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Study model

Plaster or stone model of teeth and adjoining tissues; also referred to as diagnostic cast.

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Subgingival irrigation

Subgingival irrigation is washing the area around the tooth with medicine or water. This area is called a pocket and the washing helps get rid ofplaque around the tooth.

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Subgingival scaling

The removal of calculus and plaque found on the tooth below the gum line.

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Sublingual

Under the tongue.

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Submandibular Glands

Salivary glands located beneath the tongue.

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Succedaneous tooth

A permanent tooth that replaces a primary (deciduous) tooth.

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Supernumerary teeth

Extra erupted or unerupted teeth that resemble teeth of normal shape.

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