D.D.S. stands for Doctor of Dental Surgery.

A term used to describe an infection lesion which damages the structures of teeth. 

Related Words  Caries

Related Words  Amalgam

Dental implants are the permanent replacment of missing teeth with artificial teeth or dentures that are attached to titanium anchors, and have been surgically inserted inside the jawbone.

Lasers are high-technology devices that generate a beam of concentrated light in short pulses which remove areas of infection or tooth decay and seal off blood vessels.

Related Words  Overbite

Related Words  Overjet

Sealants are a thin, plastic coating applied to the chewing surfaces of the back teeth to prevent decay.

Related Words  Decay

Dental veneers are a thin porcelain shell that is permanently bonded to the teeth. Veneers are a cosmetic alternative for a variety of dental conditions of the front teeth.

Dentures (Plates) are appliances that replace the missing teeth in the upper or lower jaw.

It is a system that sends images of the patient's teeth to a computer monitor, by placing a small sensor in the patient's mouth which will read the x-ray beam and record it as an image on the computer.

D.M.D. stands for Doctor of Dental Medicine.

An inflammation of the alveolar bone following extraction of the tooth.