glossary
crown
An artificial replacement that restores missing tooth structure by surrounding the remaining coronal tooth structure, or is placed on a dental implant. It is made of metal, ceramic or polymer materials or a combination of such materials. It is retained by luting cement or mechanical means.
denture
An artificial substitute for some or all of the natural teeth and adjacent tissues.
filling
A lay term used for the restoring of lost tooth structure by using materials such as metal, alloy, plastic or porcelain.
implant
Material inserted or grafted into tissue.
root
The anatomic portion of the tooth that is covered by cementum and is located in the alveolus (socket) where it is attached by the periodontal apparatus; radicular portion of tooth.
root canal
The portion of the pulp cavity inside the root of a tooth; the chamber within the root of the tooth that contains the pulp.