An area in the tooth which has been dissolved by acids produced by bacteria in the mouth. Decay is also known as caries or cavities. It may be present with or without a visible cavity, and usually precedes the cavitation of the tooth.

The Baby teeth also known as primary teeth. The baby teeth begin to erupt in to a child’s mouth in the first year of life and usually continue until the child is 2 to 3 years old. They will be replaced with the permanent/adult teeth over the course of the child’s first 13 to 14 years of life. There are …

Is the science and art of controlling and preventing dental diseases and promoting dental health through organized community efforts. It serves the community as a patient rather than the individual. It is concerned with the education of the public, with applied dental research, and with the administration of group dental care programs as well as the prevention and control of …

The areas of dentistry which are recognized by the ADA as needing additional training to master. They only recognized dental specialties are: Dental Public Health, Endodontics, Pediatric Dentistry, Periodontics, Prosthodontics, Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, and Orthodontics.

The tissue which makes up the bulk of the tooth root and the core of the tooth under the enamel of the crown. It is softer and more flexible than enamel.

A dental materials company which also produces implants and related products.

Usually refers to a full set of removable teeth. They are only supported by the soft tissues of the mouth. Partial dentures are also removable but only replace some of the teeth and are supported by the remaining natural teeth and soft tissues of the toothless (edentulous) area.

The layer of connective tissue immediately below the epithelium.

See stock abutment.

A directional term. It indicates towards the back of the mouth. It is the opposite direction of mesial.