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A Complete Glossary of Dental Definitions
Recycling  A disgusting procedure where an orthodontist takes bands, brackets, wires, etc. out of one patient's mouth and "recycles" them to another patient's mouth. |  
	
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							- Radiographs
  - - Radiograph is the medical term for x-rays
  
- Recycling
  - -   A disgusting procedure where an orthodontist takes bands, brackets, wires, etc. out of one patient's mouth and "recycles" them to another patient's mouth.
  
- Retainer
  - - A gadget that the orthodontist gives you to wear after the orthodntist removes your braces.
  
- Retruded
  - - A term used when your front teeth are slated lingually (i.e. toward the back of your mouth).
  
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- Root
  - - The part of your tooth in your gums
  
- Root Canal
  - - Removal of the nerve and blood supply of the tooth
  
- Rotation
  - - A movement in which the tooth turned along the long axis of the tooth.
  
						 
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					green = Dental Specialty | 
					brown = Field Of Practice | 
				 
				
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					violet = Disease | 
					orange = Anatomy | 
				 
			 
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