Insertion and temporary fixation of partially or completely avulsed tooth or teeth, resulting from traumatic injury
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Reline
Acrylic restoration of denture base to compensate for bone loss; direct: done at chair side; indirect: in conjunction with a dental laboratory
Restoration
Replacement of portion of a damaged tooth
Retained Root
Partial root structure remaining in jaw after extraction or fracture of a natural tooth
Root
Tooth structure that connects the tooth to the jaw
Root Canal
Common term for root canal therapy, also the interior space of the tooth root
Root Canal Therapy
Process of removing pulp of a tooth and filling it with an inert material
Root Resection
Removal of a portion of diseased root structure, retaining the remaining natural tooth
Rubber Dam
Soft latex sheet used to establish isolation of one or more teeth from contamination by oral fluids and to keep materials from falling to the back of the throat