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121cosmetic dentistry — esthetic dentistry the aspect of dental practice concerned with the repair and restoration of carious, broken, or defective teeth in such a manner as to improve their appearance …
122dental excavation — removal of carious material from a tooth in preparation for restoration. See also cavity preparation, under preparation, and prepared cavity, under cavity …
123dental excavator — a handcutting instrument designed for removing the carious dentin of a decayed tooth. See also discoid (def. 4). Dental excavators …
124spoon excavator — a dental excavator having a spoonlike blade with the entire margin tapered and sharpened to cut carious dentin out of tooth cavities. Called also spoon …
125Gull-Toynbee law — in otitis media, the lateral sinus and cerebellum are liable to involvement in mastoid disease, and the cerebrum may be attacked when the roof of the tympanum becomes carious. Called also Toynbee s l …
126hyperplastic pulpitis — a chronic productive type of pulpitis usually occurring in teeth with large carious lesions; it is characterized by proliferation of the dental pulp tissue, filling the cavity with a pedunculated or sessile, pinkish red, fleshy mass. Chronic… …
127Rothia dentocariosa — a species found in the oral cavities of primates, particularly in plaque and calculus deposits on the teeth and in carious material. It is a cause of infective endocarditis, bacteremia, pneumonia, and peritonitis …
128Trichomonas tenax — a commensal species found in the mouths of primates, having four anterior flagella; it is most often seen in the tartar around teeth, cavities of carious teeth, pockets associated with periodontal disease, and tonsillar crypts. Called also T.… …
