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Course 26 Unit 4 1-10
Dental Assisting Spelling and Terminology
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Health Care
Undergraduate 1
09/27/2011

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Term
Acute
Definition
Sudden onset, intense pain of short duration
Term
Vitalometer
Definition
A device that uses an electrical currect to sense the vitality of the tooth
Term
Fistula
Definition
An abnormal opening or passage where an abscess drains
Term
Reamers
Definition
Designed to shape the inside of the canal
Term
Pulpal Necrosis
Definition
Death of the pupal tissues, often caused from irreversable pulpitis
Term
Abscess
Definition
a condition where pus and infection of the periodontium localize at the apex of the tooth
Term
Apex
Definition
The tip of the tooth
Term
Endodontist
Definition
A dentist that specializes in endodontics
Term
Obturation
Definition
The act of closing, as in the canal
Term
Necrotic
Definition
Non-vital (dead)
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