An area of acute or chronic infection. Abscesses will sometimes drain pus into the mouth via a fistula. May be of tooth (endodontic/puplal) or gum (periodontal) origin.  

The teeth which are used to support a fixed(non-Removable) partial denture (aka a fixed bridge, or permanent bridge) via a crown, or teeth which are used to support a removable partial denture (aka a removable bridge or plate) . Implant Abutment: the middle connector in an implant restoration. It is usually screwed into the implant and projects into the mouth …

Lacking or devoid of cells.

An orally administered bisphosphonate used for the treatment of osteoporosis.

The American Dental Association. It is the governing body for dentistry. It sets dental policy and determines the recognized dental specialties.

Also known as permanent teeth. These are the teeth that erupt after the primary or deciduous teeth. They are also called the adult teeth. They begin with the eruption of the first or 6 year molar around the sixth year of life. This tooth is immediately distal to the primary second molars (Baby teeth “A,J,K,T”) and does not replace a …

An orally administered bisphosphonate used for the treatment of osteoporosis. At is also called Fosamax.

A product used to rebuild missing gum tissue, or as a membrane to contain a bone graft. It is human derived (meaning it is an allograft) dermis which has been sterilized and freeze dried.

From a different individual of the same species. A heart transplant is an allogenic graft of living tissue.

Hard or soft tissue that is harvested from organ donors and is transplanted into a different person. In dentistry most allografts are of non-living tissue (i.e. bone and dermis). The tissue is cleaned, irradiated and stripped of all its living cells leaving a sterile non-reactive (non-allergenic) matrix of collagen, and or mineral which can be used to grow new tissue …