Glossary
Apollonia - Patron Saint of Dentistry
Bridge - 2 or more crowns, linked together to replace on or more
missing teeth
Crown - An all-over covering for a heavily broken-down/ worn
tooth. Made of metal, metal and ceramic or All-ceramic
Damon
Braces - Use a very special and technologically advanced
bracket/ wire system to allow very fast tooth movement without the
pain of normal orthodontics
Denture - A removable set of teeth
Gums - They should be pink and not bleed when brushed
Gum disease - or periodontitis, leads
to the gradual loss of the gums and bone around the teeth causing
them to become loose
Halitosis - Bad breath, often associated with gum-disease. Often
easily treated
Implant - An
all-titanium, specially coated screw that is fixed into the jaw to
replace one or more missing teeth. Currently the "Gold Standard" of
tooth replacement
Mouthguard - Essential for contact sport players: they should be
custom-made to provide maximum protection
Nerve - Each tooth has at least one nerve canal. Normally,
severe toothache is caused by infection, inflammation or "death" of
the tooth nerve. The tooth can usually be saved using
Root-Canal-Treatment
Root Canal Treatment - The space in the root that was occupied
by the tooth nerve is clean, shaped and filled. The tooth is
"dead", but is kept so it can function as normal. A root canal
treated tooth normally requires crowning to protect and seal it for
the long-term