Unit 1 MOD H/Key Terms

alveolitis

inflammation of the alveolar bone

alveoplasty

Surgical reshaping of the alveolar ridge

bone file

surgical instrument used to smooth the alveolar ridge after trimming with rongeurs

chisel

Surgical instrument used remove gross (large) amounts of bone

curette

round tipped bladed instrument with a longer extended neck used for cleaning debris out of the alveolus

elevator

instrument used to raise the tooth or tissue prior to extracting

excisional biopsy

the removal of the entire lesion of affect tissue with some underlying normal tissue

exfoliative biopsy

scraping the tissue with a glass slide or tongue depressor to collect tissue cells for microscopic study

forceps

plier like instruments used to remove the teeth

Hard tissue impaction

Oral condition in which a tooth is partially to fully covered by bone and gingival tissue