{"id":237,"date":"2016-06-03T20:48:31","date_gmt":"2016-06-03T20:48:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/identitydentalmarketingblog.wordpress.com\/?page_id=237"},"modified":"2016-06-03T20:48:31","modified_gmt":"2016-06-03T20:48:31","slug":"d","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/horizondentallab.net\/Dental-Lab-Pennsylvania\/dental-dictionary\/d\/","title":{"rendered":"D | Dental Dictionary"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>DDS<\/strong> &#8211; Doctor of Dental Surgery, this degree is equivalent to DMD<\/li><li><strong>debridement<\/strong> &#8211; removal of plaque and calculus that is interfering with\u00a0proper evaluation<\/li><li><strong>debanding<\/strong> &#8211; removal of cemented orthodontic bands from teeth<\/li><li><strong>debonding<\/strong> &#8211; removal of cemented orthodontic brackets from teeth<\/li><li><strong>decay<\/strong> &#8211; the destruction\u00a0of tooth structure<\/li><li><strong>deciduous teeth<\/strong> &#8211; also known as &#8220;baby&#8221; or &#8220;primary&#8221; teeth, these first teeth generally\u00a0arrive between the ages of birth and 3 and will fall out later as permanent teeth begin to erupt in their place<\/li><li><strong>dental implant<\/strong> &#8211; small cylinder, generally titanium, implanted into the upper or lower jawbone to anchor a dental appliance or restoration<\/li><li><strong>dentin<\/strong> &#8211; the hard inner layer of the tooth, just beneath the enamel, forms the bulk of the tooth structure<\/li><li><strong>dentistry<\/strong> &#8211; medical field characterized by the evaluation, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of diseases and disorders of the teeth, mouth, gums, jaws, and other oral and maxillofacial areas by a trained and certified professional<\/li><li><strong>dentition<\/strong> &#8211; the arrangement of teeth within the mouth<\/li><li><strong>denture<\/strong> &#8211; set of one or more prosthetic teeth<\/li><li><strong>diagnostic cast<\/strong> &#8211; impression used to aid in planning treatment<\/li><li><strong>diagnostic imaging<\/strong> &#8211; photographs or radiographs taken for the purpose of diagnostic evaluation<\/li><li><strong>diastema<\/strong> &#8211; the space between two adjacent teeth<\/li><li><strong>discectomy<\/strong> &#8211; removal of intra-articular disc from a joint<\/li><li><strong>displaced tooth<\/strong> &#8211; tooth that has grown or shifted into an incorrect placement within the mouth<\/li><li><strong>distal<\/strong> &#8211; part of the tooth furthest from the center of the arch<\/li><li><strong>DMD &#8211; <\/strong>Doctor of Medical Dentistry, this degree is equivalent to DDS<\/li><li><strong>dressing<\/strong> &#8211; medicines, bandages, or other materials applied to a wound to promote healing<\/li><li><strong>dry socket<\/strong> &#8211; painful localized inflammation of a tooth socket after extraction, caused by infection or loss of the blood clot needed for proper healing<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DDS &#8211; Doctor of Dental Surgery, this degree is equivalent to DMD debridement &#8211; removal of plaque and calculus that is interfering with\u00a0proper evaluation debanding &#8211; removal of cemented orthodontic bands from teeth debonding &#8211; removal of cemented orthodontic brackets from teeth decay &#8211; the destruction\u00a0of tooth structure deciduous teeth &#8211; also known as &#8220;baby&#8221; [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":179,"menu_order":4,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"_mbp_gutenberg_autopost":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-237","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Dental Lab Pennsylvania | Horizon Dental Labs | D | Dental Dictionary<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Horizon Dental Lab in Pennsylvania is a premier full-service dental lab that has been delivering exceptional service to dentists and patients nationwide for years. 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