A guide made from a diagnostic model which is worn during an x-ray in order to relate the desired final tooth position to the underlying anatomical structures. It aids in the diagnosis and treatment planning of complex implant restorative cases.

X-rays. In dentistry we used peri-apical, bite wing, occlusal, panoramic x-rays and cone beam computerized tomography to help study, diagnose and treat oral conditions.

A dentist or physician who has taken a specialty residency on the reading and taking of x-rays. They also learn how to treat patients using radiation.

This is a condition in which the gum tissue thins and then retreats down the surface of the crown and root of the tooth. This is also known as recession. This may be due to aggressive brushing, periodontal infection, trauma, clenching and grinding, genetics or orthodontic tooth movement.

This is a condition in which the gum tissue has thinned and then receded down the surface of the crown and root of the tooth. This may be due to aggressive brushing, periodontal infection, trauma, clenching and grinding, genetics or orthodontic tooth movement.

AKA: a denture or plate. It is an appliance which the patient is able to remove which replaces all of the teeth of an arch. It is supported by the soft tissues of the arch and does not use any teeth to hold it in place because all of the teeth are missing. Implants can be used as anchors to …

AKA a partial, partial plate, or removable bridge. It is an appliance which replaces one or more teeth that the patient is able to remove. It rests on the soft tissues of the jaws and uses metal or plastic clasps on the remaining teeth to give it stability. Implants may also be used as attachments to improve the stability of …

The portion of the alveolar ridge which remains after it has healed from the extraction of a tooth.

An Artificial filling used to restore teeth. It is usually tooth colored. They are also called composite fillings, white fillings or bondings.

A process where the body starts to dissolve the root of a tooth. In may be internal resorption where the pulp of the tooth is dissolving the root from the inside-out, or it may be external resorption where the periodontal ligament is dissolving the tooth root from the outside-in.