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What is extensive adhesion of the tongue to the floor of the mouth or the lingual aspect of the anterior portion of the mandible. |
Ankyloglossia |
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What are teeth that are fused to the alveolar bone; a condition especially common with retained deciduous teeth. |
Ankylosed teeth |
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What is congenital lack of teeth. |
Anodontia |
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What is marked deviation from normal, especially as a result of congenital or hereditary defects. |
Anomaly |
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What is the site of union of corresponding parts (e.g., the corners of the lips) (labial commissure, commissural lip pits). |
Commissure |
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What is, in dentistry, a condition in which two adjacent teeth become united by cementum. |
Concrescence |
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What is a disorder that is present at and existing from the time of birth. |
Congenital disorder |
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What is an abnormal sac or cavity lined by epithelium and surrounded by fibrous connective tissue. |
Cyst |
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What is "a tooth within a tooth"; a developmental anomaly that results when the enamel organ invaginates into the crown of a tooth before mineralization. |
Dens in dente |
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What is the formation of dentin. |
Dentinogenesis |
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What is the distinguishing of one tissue from another. |
Differentiation |
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What is an abnormal bend or curve, as in the root of the tooth. |
Dilaceration |
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What is the union of two adjacent tooth germs. |
Fusion |
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What is "twinning", when a single tooth germ attempts to divide, resulting in the incomplete formation of two teeth; the tooth usually has a single root and root canal. |
Gemination |
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What is partial anodontia; the lack of one or more teeth. |
Hypodontia |
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What are teeth that cannot erupt into the oral cavity because of a physical obstruction. |
Impacted teeth |
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What are abnormally large teeth. |
Macrodontia |
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What are abnormally small teeth. |
Microdontia |
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What is a radiographic appearance in which many circular radiolucencies exist; these can appear "soap bubble-like" or "honeycomb-like". |
Multilocular |
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What is a small solid mass that can be detected through touch. |
Nodule |
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What is a subcategory of hypodontia in which six or more teeth are missing. |
Oligodontia |
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What is a disposition in favor of something; preference. |
Predilection |
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What is the multiplication of cells. |
Proliferation |
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What is the embryonic invagination that becomes the oral cavity. |
Stomodeum |
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What are in excess of the normal or regular number, as in teeth. |
Supernumerary |