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Reimplantation

Insertion and temporary fixation of partially or completely avulsed tooth or teeth, resulting from traumatic injury

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