radicular<\/strong> – refers to tooth root<\/p>\n

radiograph<\/strong> – also known as an x-ray, image of bone and tooth structures produced through exposure to ionizing radiation<\/p>\n

reimplantation<\/strong> – reinsertion\u00a0of tooth into its socket following trauma that partially or completely removed it<\/p>\n

reline<\/strong> – resurfacing of the tissue side of a removable denture to correct issue with fit<\/p>\n

resin<\/strong> – material used in dental restorations and other dental treatments<\/p>\n

resorption<\/strong> – loss of bone or structure<\/p>\n

retainer<\/strong> – appliance used to ensure teeth do not return to prior misaligned state following orthodontic treatment<\/p>\n

root<\/strong> – portion of the tooth that attaches the tooth into the gums and socket<\/p>\n

root canal<\/strong> – pulp cavity inside the tooth root<\/p>\n

root canal therapy<\/strong> – treatment of disease or injury to tooth pulp, generally involves the removal of part or all of the pulp and replacement with inert material<\/p>\n

root planing<\/strong> – procedure used in the treatment of periodontal disease, involves deep cleaning of teeth at the roots to remove calculus and other substances<\/p>\n

rubber dam<\/strong> – latex sheet used to isolate part of the mouth from saliva and potential contaminants during surgery<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

radicular – refers to tooth root radiograph – also known as an x-ray, image of bone and tooth structures produced through exposure to ionizing radiation reimplantation – reinsertion\u00a0of tooth into its socket following trauma that partially or completely removed it reline – resurfacing of the tissue side of a removable denture to correct issue with […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":292,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/hittsondental.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/580"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/hittsondental.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/hittsondental.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/hittsondental.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/hittsondental.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=580"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/hittsondental.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/580\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/hittsondental.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/292"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/hittsondental.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=580"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}