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Vocabulary Words for the Dental Student

May 12th, 2008 · No Comments

Vocabulary words are for fifth graders! Think again. While learning about the basic sciences and dentistry you will no doubt come across many words that you have never heard of. How many of you knew what epistaxis was before dental school? Maybe a few of you. What about rhinorrhea? […]

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Tags: Definitions · Fun · Resources · Studies

Class V Restoration on Tooth #21

February 22nd, 2007 · No Comments

This week we started working on class V restorations. It was a good change from the large amalgams we have been stressing out about. After rubber dam placement we used compound called green stick to hold the anterior rubber dam clamp in place. The clamp is the metal band around the premolar […]

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Tags: Definitions · Restorative Dentistry

Classes of Cavities

February 13th, 2007 · No Comments

There are six types or classes of cavities which are used daily in dental school and of course in private practice.  It is always good to get exposure to this terminology before school (or as a review).  By your second semester of dental school this should be second nature. I have usd terminology in these […]

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Tags: Definitions · Education · Restorative Dentistry · Studies