DDS is the abbreviation for Doctor of Dental Surgery – a degree, which is given to dental school graduates.
Debridement takes place, when a bacterial infection is treated by removing such irritations, as bacteria, calculus, etc. from the periodontal pocket in such a way, that the healing of adjacent tissues becomes possible.
Decay is the term, which describes carious lesions in a tooth, as well as any decomposition of tooth structure.
Decalcification is the lack of calcium in the teeth, which leads to teeth’s getting weakened and more susceptible to decay.
Demineralization is the lack of mineral in the tooth enamel below the surface in a carious lesion. Most often it looks like some white spot on the surface of a tooth.
Dental Floss is called a thin string, made of nylon, either waxed or unwaxed, which is necessary to insert between the teeth with the aim of food and plaque removal.
Dental Hygienist is the kind of a dental professional, who specializes in removing calculus, diseased gum tissue and plaque from the teeth. This person is also considered to act like the patient’s guide in the proper oral hygiene program establishment.
Dental Implant is a kind of device, which is designed with the aim to be placed either within or on the mandibular or maxillary bone, as a means of providing for dental replacement, endosteal (endosseous), eposteal (subperiosteal), transosteal (transosseous).
Dental Maintenance Organization (DMO) is the name of a legal unity, through which the responsibility of providing dental services at fixed prices are possible to be accepted.
Dental Prophylaxis is the procedure of scaling and polishing of the teeth, which is performed with the aim of calculus, stains and coronal plaque removing.
Dental Prosthesis is any artificial device, which is applied to replace missing teeth.
Dental Resin is the kind of a material, which is applied by dentists to the tooth in case of some severe dental hypersensitivity. As a rule this material is only used after any other possible treatments’ failure.
Dental Specialist is the dentist, who has received postgraduate training in one of generally recognized dental specialties, among which: DDS, DMD, MDS.
Dental Vanish is the kind of a hypersensitivity dental treatment, during which sodium fluoride may be applied to the surface of a tooth. During the dental vanish process the outer surface of a dentin is covered; thus, the transmission of stimuli to the pump becomes blocked.
Dentin is the kind of a hard tissue, yellow of color, which lies underneath the tooth enamel and cementum. This tissue makes up the greater part of the tooth.
Denture is the term, which is applied to describe the prosthesis, made from a removable pieces of acrylic and used to replace missing teeth in either the upper or the lower jaw.
Denture Base is the part of denture, which fits over the gums, and to which the artificial teeth are attached.
Desensitization is the process, as well as the result of painful stimuli blocking, which can cause dentinal hypersensitivity.
Desquamation is called the gingival tissue peeling. In case if someone suffers from desquamative gingivitis, these tissues can seem smooth and shiny, with patches of bright red and gray. When the surface tissue gets peeled away, a raw, bleeding and painful surface is exposed.
Developmental Depression is the kind of a concavity in the tooth surface, which got formed during the tooth’s development process.
Diastema is the term, which denotes the space between teeth.
Dilacerations is how the abnormal tooth, which may be twisted both in the crown and the root place, called.
Diphyodont is the phenomenon of having two sets of teeth, both of which are successive.
Direct Contamination is called the direct contact with germs and / or impurities.
Direct Pulp Cap is the procedure, during which the exposed pulp is covered with either a dressing or cement, which works by protecting the pulp and it also promotes healing and repair.
Direct Restoration is the type of a teeth restoration, which is fabricated inside the mouth.
Disinfection is the process of cleaning, during which the greater part of microorganisms is destroyed. Therefore, such highly resistant forms as bacterial and mycotic spores, may survive even this process.
Disinfectant is the name of a chemical agent, which is applied with the aim of disinfection.
Distal is the term, which is used to describe the surface of the tooth, which is the farthest from the midline of the dental arch.
DDM is the abbreviation for Doctor of Dental Medicine – a degree, given to dental school graduates.
Dry Socket is the kind of a localized tooth socket inflammation, which may occur in the result of a tooth extraction procedure because some infection or loss of blood clots.