Flashcards: Acquired tooth disorders

Acid erosion, also known as dental erosion, is a type of tooth wear.

Dental fluorosis (also termed mottled enamel) is an extremely common disorder, characterized by hypomineralization of tooth enamel caused by ingestion of excessive fluoride during enamel formation.

Dental caries, also known as tooth decay, cavities, or caries, is a breakdown of teeth due to activities of bacteria.

Hypophosphatasia is a rare, and sometimes fatal, metabolic bone disease.

Cementoma is an odontogenic tumor of cementum.

Pulpitis is inflammation of dental pulp tissue.

Ameloblastoma (from the early English word amel, meaning enamel + the Greek word blastos, meaning germ) is a rare, benign tumor of odontogenic epithelium (ameloblasts, or outside portion, of the teeth during development) much more commonly appearing in the lower jaw than the upper jaw.

A dental abscess (also termed a dentoalveolar abscess, tooth abscess or root abscess), is a localized collection of pus associated with a tooth.

Dental barotrauma is a condition in which barometric pressure changes in the external environment cause damage to the dentition.

Tooth resorption is a process by which all or part of a tooth structure is lost due to activation of the body's innate capacity to remove mineralized tissue, as mediated via cells such as osteoclasts.

Barodontalgia, commonly known as tooth squeeze and previously known as aerodontalgia, is a pain in tooth caused by a change in atmospheric pressure.

Dental subluxation is a traumatic injury in which the tooth has increased mobility (i.e., is loosened) but has not been displaced from its original site in the jawbone.