Dental vocabulary words:
1. Cavity: missing tooth structure. A cavity may be due to decay, erosion or abrasion. If caused by caries; also referred to as carious lesion. (पोकळी: नसलेला दात. पोकळी कीड, जिझ, किंवा जास्त घासून सुद्धा होऊ शकते; दातांच्या जिझ झाल्यामुळे पोकळी तयार होते. )
2. Abscess: acute or chronic localized inflammation, probably with a collection of pus, associated with tissue destruction and, frequently, swelling; usually secondary to infection. (ठराविक ठिकाणी तीव्र दाह होणे, पू साठल्याने, पेशी कमी झाल्यामुळे, किंवा सारखी सूज आल्यामुळे होऊ शकते. )
3. Decay: decomposition of tooth structure. (कीड लागून दातांची जिझ होणे)
4. Enamel: hard calcified tissue covering dentin of the crown of tooth. (दातांवरचे चकचकीत कठीण आवरण)
5. Incisor: a tooth for cutting or gnawing; located in the front of the mouth in both jaws.
6. Molar: teeth posterior to the premolars (bicuspids) on either side of the jaw; grinding teeth, having large crowns and broad chewing surfaces. (जबड्याचे पुढील दात)
7. Scurvy: a disease caused by a deficiency of vitamin C, characterized by swollen bleeding gums and the opening of previously healed wounds(C जीवनसत्वाच्या अभावाने उद्‍भवणारा एक प्रकारचा रक्तरोग, यात हिरड्यातून रक्त येणे, भरलेल्या जखमा परत उघडणे इ होते)
8. Plaque: a soft sticky substance that accumulates on teeth composed largely of bacteria and bacterial derivatives. (दातात आणि फटीत आढळणारा एक मऊ आणि चिकट पदार्थ, ज्यात जिवाणू आणि सूक्ष्मजीव आढळतात)