Postoperative bleeding after tooth removal

The dentist prevents this by a bandage plate or hemophilia, when pulling teeth by wound tamponades or wound adhesions.

Narcosis

General anesthesia is rare in dental treatment and is used in young children or anxiety patients.

Necrosis

Dying tissue

Trigeminal nerve

Has three branches: forehead, upper and lower jaw and the masticatory muscles

Clove oil

Clove essential oil with anesthetic and antiseptic action. Unpleasant taste and smell

Nonocclusion:

No tooth contact

Labial

Position designation in the mouth: towards the lips

Laminates (also veneers)

Prosthetic restoration in the anterior region through shells or facets made of ceramic or composites.

Laser

Depending on the wavelength of the laser, it is used in various areas of dentistry: dental surgery, diagnostics, periodontology, caries removal, root canal processing.

Laterotrusion

Lateral movement of the lower jaw

Line anesthesia

Local anesthesia, the anesthetic is injected to the nerve end to numb the adjacent area.

Lingual

Position designation in the mouth: towards the tongue

Lingual ironing

Metal connecting bracket for removable mandibular prostheses, which holds the tooth-bearing saddles of the two sides of the jaw together

Lingual retainer

Wire elements that are glued to the inner surfaces of the teeth to ensure orthodontic treatment

Cleft lip, jaw and palate (LKG clefts)

Malformations: Parts of the face do not close --> lips --> palate. The reasons for this are, for example, genetic reasons, smoking, alcohol abuse of the mother, ionizing radiation

Dislocation

Detachment of the tooth from the tooth compartment, unintentionally in case of accident, intended when extracting teeth

Jacket crown

Plastic or ceramic crown without metal framework in the anterior region

Jodoform

Paste for wound disinfection

Mandibula

Lower jaw

Maxilla

Upper jaw

Mesial

Position designation in the mouth: towards the middle

Ceramic

Ceramic for veneering metal frameworks

Milk teeth

The first 20 teeth. They are replaced and supplemented by the permanent teeth between the ages of 5 and 13 and serve as placeholders for the new ones until this time.

Mind-machines

Electronically controlled programs that produce a hypnoid state by means of light-emitting diode glasses

Model casting prosthesis

Removable metal-based dentures attached to teeth with clamps

Molars

Molars, colloquially called molars. Final digits 4 - 5: premolars, 6 - 8: molars

Mucosa

Mucous membrane

Halitosis

Bad odor from the mouth, caused by defective teeth, lack of oral care, inflammation, eating habits,; but can also be an inflammation of the tonsils or cause of lung, stomach and intestinal diseases.

Oral hygiene

Home dental care with toothbrushes, floss, mouthwash solutions, etc.

Xerostomia

Lack of salivation, xerostomia. Can occur as a side effect of diseases, but can also be caused by drugs such as antihypertensive agents and psychotropic drugs or caused by irradiation of the salivary glands. Because the remineralization of the hard tooth substances by saliva is prevented, patients with reduced salivation - with appropriate nutrition - show such a rapid increase in caries that only a particularly intensive prophylactic care can prevent a complete collapse of the dentition.