# Index of oral health and dental articles

Dental pertains to the teeth, including dentistry. Topics related to the dentistry, the human mouth and teeth include:
* Top
* 0–9
* A
* B
* C
* D
* E
* F
* G
* H
* I
* J
* K
* L
* M
* N
* O
* P
* Q
* R
* S
* T
* U
* V
* W
* X
* Y
* Z

## A

Abfraction •  Abrasion •  Academy of General Dentistry •  Acinic cell carcinoma •  Acrodont •  Adalbert J. Volck •  Adenomatoid odontogenic tumor •  Adhesive Dentistry •  Aetna •  Agar •  Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans •  Aim toothpaste •  Akers' clasp •  Alberta Dental Association and College •  Alfred Fones •  Alfred P. Southwick •  Alginic acid •  Alice Timander •  Allan G. Brodie •  Alveolar bony defects •  Alveolar osteitis •  Alveolar process of maxilla •  Alveolar ridge •  Amalgam •  Ameloblast •  Ameloblastic fibroma •  Ameloblastin •  Ameloblastoma •  Amelogenesis •  Amelogenesis imperfecta •  Amelogenin •  American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry •  American Academy of Periodontology •  American Association of Endodontists •  American Association of Orthodontists •  American Dental Association •  American Dental Education Association •  American Dental Hygienists' Association •  American Society of Dental Surgeons •  American Student Dental Association •  Amosan •  Anbesol •  Angular cheilitis •  Anodontia •  Anthony Hamilton-Smith, 3rd Baron Colwyn •  Antoni Cieszyński •  Apert syndrome •  Apex locator •  Aphthous ulcer •  Applied kinesiology •  Aquafresh •  Archwire •  Arizona Dental Association •  Arm & Hammer •  Armin Abron •  Articaine •  Articulator •  Attrition •  Australian Dental Association •  Automatic toothpaste dispenser

## B

Badri Teymourtash •  Baltimore College of Dental Surgery •  Barbed broach •  Barry Cockcroft •  Barodontalgia •  Bartholomew Ruspini •  Baylor College of Dentistry •  Ben Harper •  Ben Humble •  Ben L. Salomon •  Benign lymphoepithelial lesion •  Bernard J. Cigrand •  Bernard Nadler •  Bessie Delany •  Bill Allen •  Bill Emmerson •  Bill Osmanski •  Billy Cannon •  Bioactive glass •  Biodontics •  Black hairy tongue •  Bleeding on probing •  Botryoid odontogenic cyst •  Brachydont •  Brachygnathism •  Breath spray •  Bridge •  Bristol-Myers Squibb •  British Dental Association •  British Dental Health Foundation •  British Dental Students' Association •  British Orthodontic Society •  British Society of Oral Implantology •  Bruxism •  Buccal bifurcation cyst •  Buccal mucosa •  Buccal space

## C

CAD/CAM Dentistry •  Calcifying epithelial odontogenic tumor •  Calcifying odontogenic cyst •  Calcium hydroxide •  Calculus •  California Dental Association •  Canadian Association of Orthodontists •  Canadian College of Dental Health •  Canadian Dental Association •  Canalicular adenoma •  Canine tooth •  Cantilever mechanics •  Carbon dioxide laser •  Caries vaccine •  Carnassial •  Case School of Dental Medicine •  Cattle age determination •  Cemento-osseous dysplasia •  Cementoblast •  Cementoblastoma •  Cementoenamel junction •  Cementogenesis •  Cementum •  Central giant cell granuloma •  Central odontogenic fibroma •  Central ossifying fibroma •  Central Regional Dental Testing Service •  Centric relation •  Centro Escolar University •  CEREC •  Cervical loop •  Chapin A. Harris •  Chapped lips •  Charles G. Maurice •  Charles Goodall Lee •  Charles H. Strub •  Charles Murray Turpin •  Charles Spence Bate •  Charles Stent •  Charlie Norwood •  Cheilitis •  Chewable toothbrush •  Chewiness •  Chief Dental Officer •  Chlorhexidine •  Christian Medical and Dental Fellowship of Australia •  Christian Medical and Dental Society •  Church and Dwight •  Cingulum •  Cleft lip and palate •  Colgate-Palmolive •  Colgate •  Commonly used terms of relationship and comparison in dentistry •  Concrescence •  Condensing osteitis •  Configuration factor •  Congenital epulis •  Consultant Orthodontists Group •  Cosmetic dentistry •  Crest •  Crossbite •  Crouzon syndrome •  Crown-to-root ratio •  Crown •  Crown •  Crown lengthening •  Crunchiness •  Curve of spee •  Cusp •  Cusp of Carabelli

## D

Dappen glass •  Dan Crane •  Darlie •  David J. Acer •  Deciduous •  Deciduous teeth •  Delta Dental •  Dens evaginatus •  Dens invaginatus •  Dental-enamel junction •  Dental Admission Test •  Dental alveolus •  Dental amalgam controversy •  Dental anatomy •  Dental antibiotic prophylaxis •  Dental anesthesia •  Dental arches •  Dental assistant •  Dental avulsion •  Dental auxiliary •  Dental barotrauma •  Dental braces •  Dental bur •  Dental canaliculi •  Dental care in adolescent Australians •  Dental care of Guantanamo Bay detainees •  Dental caries •  Dental college •  Dental composite •  Dental Council of India •  Dental cyst •  Dental dam •  Dental disease •  Dental drill •  Dental emergency •  Dental engine •  Dental floss •  Dental fluorosis •  Dental follicle •  Dental hygienist •  Dental implant •  Dental informatics •  Dental instruments •  Dental key •  Dental Laboratories Association •  Dental laboratory •  Dental lamina •  Dental laser •  Dental midline •  Dental notation •  Dental papilla •  Dental pathology •  Dental pellicle •  Dental phobia •  Dental plaque •  Dental porcelain •  Dental Practitioners' Association •  Dental public health •  Dental pulp stem cells •  Dental radiography •  Dental restoration •  Dental restorative materials •  Dental sealant •  Dental spa •  Dental subluxation •  Dental surgery •  Dental syringe •  Dental technician •  Dental Technologists Association •  Dental therapist •  Dental trauma •  DenTek Oral Care •  Dentifrice •  Dentigerous Cyst •  Dentin •  Dentin dysplasia •  Dentine bonding agents •  Dentine hypersensitivity •  Dentinogenesis •  Dentinogenesis imperfecta •  Dentistry •  Dentistry Magazine •  Dentistry throughout the world •  Dentition •  Dentition analysis •  Dentrix •  Dentures •  Denturist •  Desquamative gingivitis •  Diane Legault •  Diastema •  Dilaceration •  Doc Holliday •  Don McLeroy •  Donald Leake •  Dr. Alban •  Dr. Radley Tate •  Dr. Tariq Faraj

## E

E. Lloyd Du Brul •  Eagle syndrome •  Early childhood caries •  Eastman Kodak •  Ed Lafitte •  Eco-friendly dentistry •  Edentulism •  Edward Angle •  Edward Hudson (dentist) •  Edward Maynard •  Egg tooth •  Electric toothbrush •  Elmex •  Elsie Gerlach •  Embrasure •  Enamel cord •  Enamel knot •  Enamel lamellae •  Enamel niche •  Enamel organ •  Enamel pearl •  Enamel rod •  Enamel spindles •  Enamel tufts •  Enamelin •  Endodontic therapy •  Endodontics •  Epulis fissuratum •  Er:YAG laser •  Erosion •  Eruption cyst •  Erythroplakia •  Euthymol •  Ewald Fabian •  Explorer •  External resorption •  Extraction

## F

F. labii inferioris •  Faculty of Dental Surgery •  Faculty of General Dental Practice •  False tooth •  Fatima Jinnah Dental College •  FDI World Dental Federation •  FDI World Dental Federation notation •  FDSRCS England •  Fiberotomy •  Filiform papilla •  Fissured tongue •  Fixed prosthodontics •  Florida Dental Association •  Fluoride therapy •  Focal infection •  Foliate papillae •  Forensic dentistry •  Frank Abbott (dentist) •  Frank Crowther •  Frederick B. Moorehead •  Frederick Bogue Noyes •  Frederick J. Conboy •  Free gingival margin •  Frenulum linguae •  Frey's syndrome •  Fungiform papilla

## G

G. Walter Dittmar •  Gardner's syndrome •  Gargling •  Gaspard Fauteux •  Gene Derricotte •  General Dental Council •  General Practice Residency •  Geographic tongue •  Georg Carabelli •  George S. Long •  Gerald Cardinale •  Geriatric dentistry •  Gerrit Wolsink •  Giant cell fibroma •  Gigantiform cementoma •  Gingiva •  Gingival and periodontal pockets •  Gingival cyst of the adult •  Gingival cyst of the newborn •  Gingival enlargement •  Gingival fibers •  Gingival sulcus •  Gingivectomy •  Gingivitis •  Giovanni Battista Orsenigo •  Glandular odontogenic cyst •  Glasgow Dental Hospital and School •  Glass ionomer cement •  GlaxoSmithKline •  Gleem toothpaste •  Glennon Engleman •  Globulomaxillary cyst •  Glossitis •  Gnarled enamel •  Gnathology •  Gold teeth •  Goldman School of Dental Medicine •  Gomphosis •  Göran Lindblad •  Government Dental College, Bangalore •  Granular cell tumor •  Greene Vardiman Black •  Gum graft •  Gunadasa Amarasekara •  Gustatory system

## H

Halimeter •  Halitosis •  Hammaspeikko •  Hard palate •  Harold Albrecht •  Harvard School of Dental Medicine •  Head and neck anatomy •  Head and neck cancer •  Healing of periapical lesions •  Henry D. Cogswell •  Henry Schein •  Henry Trendley Dean •  Hertwig's epithelial root sheath •  Heterodont •  Hexetidine •  History of dental treatments •  Horace H. Hayden •  Horace Wells •  Horse teeth •  Human tooth development •  Hydrodynamic theory (dentistry) •  Hyperdontia •  Hypocone •  Hypodontia •  Hypoglossia •  Hypsodont

## I

I.P. Dental College •  Ian Gainsford •  Idiopathic osteosclerosis •  Implantology •  Implant-supported bridge •  Impression •  Incisor •  Inferior alveolar nerve •  Inflammatory papillary hyperplasia •  Ingestion •  Inlays and onlays •  Inner enamel epithelium •  Interdental brush •  Interdental papilla •  Interdental plate •  Internal resorption •  International Association for Dental Research •  Interrod enamel •  Invisalign •  Ipana •  Isaac Schour

## J

Jack Miller •  James Garretson •  James W. Holley, III •  Jan Boubli •  Jim Harrell, Jr. •  Jim Lonborg •  John Haase •  John Smith •  Johnson & Johnson •  Jon Sudbø •  Journal of Periodontology •  Journal of the American Dental Association •  Julius Franks •  Junaid Ismail Dockrat •  Junctional epithelium

## K

Kalodont •  Ken Cranston •  Kolynos •  Korff fibers

## L

Laser diode •  Laser scalpel •  Lateral periodontal cyst •  Lentulo spiral •  Lester C. Hunt •  Leukoedema •  Leukoplakia •  Licentiate in Dental Surgery •  Lichen planus •  Lie bumps •  Ligature •  Linea alba •  Lingual tonsils •  Lion •  Lip •  Lip frenulum piercing •  Lip piercing •  Lip Reconstruction •  List of dental organizations •  List of dental schools in Australia •  List of dental schools in the United States •  List of dentists •  List of toothpaste brands •  Listerine •  Louis Pendleton •  Loupe •  Low intensity pulsed ultrasound •  Lucy Hobbs Taylor •  Luting agent

## M

Macrodontia •  Malocclusion •  Mammelon •  Mandibular advancement splint •  Mandibular canine •  Mandibular central incisor •  Mandibular first molar •  Mandibular first premolar •  Mandibular lateral incisor •  Mandibular second molar •  Mandibular second premolar •  Mandibular third molar •  Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal •  Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Mangalore •  Marian Spore Bush •  Markus Merk •  Martin van Butchell •  Mastication •  Maury Massler •  Maxilla •  Maxillary canine •  Maxillary central incisor •  Maxillary first molar •  Maxillary first premolar •  Maxillary lateral incisor •  Maxillary second molar •  Maxillary second premolar •  Maxillary third molar •  Maximum intercuspation •  Median alveolar cyst •  Median palatal cyst •  Melbourne Faculty of Dentistry •  Mentadent •  Metacone •  Metastatic tumor of jaws •  Meth mouth •  MFDS •  Michael Krop •  Micro Surgical Endodontics •  Microdontia •  Mike Simpson •  Miles Dewey Davis, Jr. •  Minimal intervention dentistry •  Miswak •  Molar •  Morinosuke Chiwaki •  Mouth •  Mouth assessment •  Mouth breathing •  Mouth disease •  Mouth mirror •  Mouth prop •  Mouthguard •  Mouthwash •  Mucocele •  Mucoepidermoid carcinoma •  Mucogingival junction •  Mucosal lichen planus •  Mucous membrane pemphigoid •  Mucous retention cyst •  MUDH •  Mumps •  Mutually protected occlusion

## N

Nasolabial cyst •  Nasopalatine cyst •  National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research •  NBDE •  Nd:YAG laser •  Neonatal line •  Neonatal teeth •  Nevus •  New York State Dental Association •  New York University College of Dentistry •  Nicotine stomatitis •  Nikolsky's sign •  Nobel Biocare •  Norman Simmons •  Northeast Regional Board of Dental Examiners •  Northern Indian Medical & Dental Association of Canada •  Northwestern University Dental School

## O

Obligate nasal breathing •  Occlusal splint •  Occlusal trauma •  Occlusion •  Odontoblast •  Odontoblast process •  Odontode •  Odontogenic keratocyst •  Odontogenic myxoma •  Odontogenic cyst •  Odontoma •  Ohaguro •  Ohio College of Dental Surgery •  Ohio Dental Association •  Oil of cloves •  Oil pulling •  Olaflur •  Omega Pharma •  Ontario Dental Association •  Open Dental •  Orabase B •  Oral-B •  Oral candidiasis •  Oral and maxillofacial radiology •  Oral and maxillofacial surgery •  Oral cancer •  Oral hygiene • Oral care swab •  Oral irrigator •  Oral medicine •  Oral microbiology •  Oral mucosa •  Oral pathology •  Oral Surgery •  Oral torus •  Oral ulcer •  Orofacial granulomatosis •  Orson Hodge •  Orthodontic Facemask & Reverse-Pull Headgear •  Orthodontic headgear •  Orthodontic spacer •  Orthodontic Technicians Association •  Orthodontic technology •  Orthodontics •  Orthopantomogram •  Orville Howard Phillips •  Oscar Willing •  Osseointegrated implant •  Osteonecrosis of the jaw •  Osteoporotic bone marrow defect •  Our Lady of Fatima University •  Outer enamel epithelium

## P

Painless Parker •  Pakistan Medical and Dental Council •  Palatal expander •  Palate •  Palatine uvula •  Palmer notation •  Parafunctional habit •  Parotid gland •  Patterson Dental •  Paul Beresford •  Paul N. Cyr •  Pedodontics •  Pemphigus •  Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry •  Pennsylvania College of Dental Surgery •  Pepsodent •  Periapical abscess •  Periapical cyst •  Pericoronitis •  Perikyma •  Periodontal curette •  Periodontal ligament •  Periodontal probe •  Periodontal scaler •  Periodontitis •  Periodontitis as a manifestation of systemic disease •  Periodontium •  Periodontology •  Peripheral giant-cell granuloma •  Peripheral odontogenic fibroma •  Peripheral ossifying fibroma •  Permanent teeth •  Peter Kunter •  Peutz–Jeghers syndrome •  Piercing •  Phil Samis •  Philip A. Traynor •  Philip Blaiberg •  Philtrum •  Pierre Corbeil •  Pierre Fauchard •  Pink tooth of Mummery •  Pleomorphic adenoma •  Pleurodont •  Plica fimbriata •  Polk E. Akers •  Polymorphous low-grade adenocarcinoma •  Polynoxylin •  Polyvinyl siloxane •  Post-canine megadontia •  Post and core •  Posterior tongue •  Potassium alginate •  Premolar •  Preparation •  Primordial cyst •  Procaine •  Procter & Gamble •  Prognathism •  Prosthodontics •  Protocone •  Pulp •  Pulp polyp •  Pyogenic granuloma

## Q

Quad Helix

## R

Rabab Fetieh •  Radial composite deviation •  Radioactive dentin abrasion •  Ragas Dental College •  Raman Bedi •  Randy Starr •  Ranula •  Receding gums •  Reduced enamel epithelium •  Regenerative endodontics •  Regional odontodysplasia •  Removable partial denture •  Retainer •  Retromolar space •  Riggs' disease •  Robert Blake •  Roberto Calderoli •  Rod sheath •  Rodrigues Ottolengui •  Roger Bailey •  Root canal •  Root End Surgery •  Root resorption •  Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons •  Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario •  Royal College of Dentists •  Royal College of Surgeons of England

## S

Saint Apollonia •  Salivary gland •  Samir Ghawshah •  Samuel Bemis •  Samuel Cartwright •  Scaling and root planing •  Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry •  Scope •  Secondary palate •  Segmental odontomaxillary dysplasia •  Sheila Faith •  Shovel-shaped incisors •  Sialogram •  Signal •  Simon Hullihen •  Sinodonty and Sundadonty •  Sinus-lift procedure •  Smiley's Good Teeth Puppet Theatre •  Socket preservation •  Sodium alginate •  Soft palate •  SoftDent •  SOHP •  Sonicare •  Southern Regional Testing Agency •  Sozodont •  Speech organ •  Squamous odontogenic tumor •  Stafne defect •  Stan Brown •  Stanley D. Tylman •  Stanley McInnis •  Stannous fluoride •  Stellate reticulum •  Sten Forshufvud •  Steve Green •  Stippling •  Stomatol •  Stomatology •  Stratum intermedium •  Straumann •  Striae of Retzius •  Sublingual gland •  Submandibular gland •  Sulcular epithelium •  :Superior alveolar artery •  Superior mouth •  Supernumerary roots •  Swedish Dental Association •  Sydney Faculty of Dentistry

## T

Talon cusp •  Taste •  Taste bud •  Taurodontism •  Teeth cleaning •  Teething •  Teledentistry •  Temporary crown •  Temporary restoration •  Temporomandibular joint •  Temporomandibular joint disorder •  Thaddeus Weclew •  Thomas Berdmore •  Thomas Bramwell Welch •  Tim Whatley •  Tom's of Maine •  Tom Slade •  Tomes' process •  Tongue •  Tongue cleaner •  Tongue diseases •  Tongue piercing •  Tongue scraper •  Tongue thrust •  Tonsillolith •  Tooth •  Tooth-friendly •  Tooth abscess •  Tooth bleaching •  Tooth brushing •  :Tooth development •  Tooth enamel •  Tooth eruption •  Tooth fusion •  Tooth gemination •  Tooth loss •  Tooth painting •  Tooth polishing •  Tooth regeneration •  Tooth squeeze •  Tooth Tunes •  Toothache •  Toothbrush •  Toothpaste •  Toothpick •  Torus mandibularis •  Torus palatinus •  Traumatic bone cyst •  Traumatic neuroma •  Treatment of knocked-out (avulsed) teeth •  Trench mouth •  Treponema denticola •  Trigeminal ganglion •  Trismus •  Tuftelin •  Tufts University School of Dental Medicine •  Turner's hypoplasia •  Twin bloc •  Typodont

## U

UCLA School of Dentistry •  Ultra Brite •  Unilever •  Universal numbering system •  University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry •  University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine •  University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine •  University of Tennessee College of Dentistry •  University of the East College of Dentistry •  University of Toronto Faculty of Dentistry

## V

Veneer •  Vermillion border •  Vertical dimension of occlusion •  Vestibular lamina

## W

Walter Koskiusko Waldowski •  Warthin's tumor •  Water fluoridation •  Water fluoridation controversy •  Western Regional Examining Board •  Weston Price •  White sponge nevus •  Whitening strips •  Wilbur Wonka •  William Donald Kelley •  William Duff •  William Gibson •  William Samuel Hall •  William T.G. Morton •  Wisdom teeth

## X

Xerogel •  Xylophagia •  Xerostomia

## Z

Zane Grey •  Zinc oxide eugenol