The process of undergoing mineralization or mineralizing something again; (Medicine and Dentistry) restoration of the normal mineral content of a…

Medicine and Dentistry. The reconnection, spontaneous or surgical, of a body part to a supporting structure or tissue; an instance of this.

Dentistry. The contact made between the upper and lower teeth, esp. during movements of the jaw; the adjustment of the position of teeth, esp…

Working in gold; spec. the stopping of a tooth with gold.

Dentistry. Treatment of the root of a tooth, esp. of the root canal.

Excision of the apical portion of the root of a tooth.

Chiefly Dentistry. The process of stirring or mixing with a spatula.

Treatment of teeth with a topical preparation of fluoride; = fluoridization, n. 1b.

= fluoridation, n. 2b. Now rare.

The application or use of surgical or dental splints.

The action of putting into surgical or dental splints; binding or securing by means of a splint or splints.

Surgery and Dentistry. The operation of replanting a body part; an instance of this.