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The branch of dentistry concerned with periodontal disease.
Health Source: BMA Medical Dictionary
Author: The British Medical Association

Dentistry

The science or profession concerned with the teeth and their supporting structures. Most dentists work in general dental practice; others practise in a specialized branch of dentistry.

Dentists in general practice undertake all aspects of dental care. They may refer patients to a consultant in one of the specialized branches of dentistry, such as orthodontics, prosthetics, endodontics, and periodontics. Dental hygienists carry out

scaling (removal of calculi) and advise on oral hygiene methods.... dentistry

Probe

n. 1. a thin rod of pliable metal, such as silver, with a blunt end. The instrument is used for exploring cavities, wounds, fistulae, and sinus channels. 2. (dental probe) a hand instrument designed for specific exploratory examination procedures (e.g. for dental caries, endodontics, or periodontics). 3. (ultrasound probe) see ultrasound; transducer. 4. (gene probe) a radioactively labelled cloned section of DNA that is used to detect identical sections of nucleic acid by means of pairing between complementary bases. See Northern blot analysis; Southern blot analysis.... probe

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