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| Removal of dental pulp and treatment of the apex with calcium hydroxide resulting in stimulation of growth of the cementum, which promotes apical closure. |
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| a device used to replace missing parts, provide function, or perform a therapeutic purpose. |
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| treatment of dental pulp or other internal structures of the teeth. |
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| treatment of the tissues surrounding and supporting teeth. |
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| correction or prevention of poor misaligned teeth. |
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| any tooth that is positioned or wedged against another tooth, bone, or soft tissue, preventing it from erupting normally |
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| a dental restoration shaped to the form of a cavity and inserted and secured with cement. |
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| the metal bar on the lingual surfaces of the teeth connecting the right and left sides of the lower partial denture. |
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| occlusion of the teeth in which the mesiobuccal cusp of the upper first molar interdigitates with the buccal groove of the lower first molar |
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| a cast occlusal restoration that covers the entire incisal or occlusal surface of the tooth, frequently used to restore lost tooth structure and restore vertical dimension. |
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| the part of a fixed bridge that is suspended between abutments and replaces a missing tooth; an artificial tooth in a removable denture. |
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| the operation of placing a covering over the exposed pulp of a tooth. |
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| surgical excision or revision of the alveolar process to restore a normal contour. |
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| complete removal of either vital or inflamed pulp from the chamber and the root canal. |
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| restoring natural or ideal contour and function relating to fillings, crowns, inlays, ect. |
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| include periapicals, bitewings, full-mouth series, and occlusal x-rays. |
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| larger x-rays which shows the floor of the mouth and the palate., lingual side of the teeth, and a portion of the palate. |
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| the removal of bacterioplaque, calculus, stains and other potentially harmful materials from the teeth by superficial scaling and polishing as a preventative measure for the control of local irritational factors. |
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| support that runs across the top of the palate. |
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| the replacement of the base of the denture because of the deterioration or tissue changes. |
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| a manifestation of an abnormality of the joint where the lower jaw hinges to the upper jaw. |
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| when the maxillary arch protrudes out from the mandibular arch. |
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| an objective, unbiased group of physicians determines what payment is adequate for services provided. |
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| the regulatory agency for the insurance industry and serves asa liason between the patient and carrier and between the physician and carrier |
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| protects the interests of participants and their beneficiaries who depend on benefits from private employee benefit plans. |
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| records kept of events to future reference |
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| process reconciderations of carriers' initial determinations and redeterminations. |
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| provider has 120 days to file a request for a Medicare review |
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| physicians have 60 days to file an appeal, the 3rd level of appeal. |
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| Venereal Disease Research Laboratory |
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| Human Chorionic Gonadotropin |
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| test to identify compromise in conditions with poor placenta function |
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| premature separation of a normally situated placenta after the 20th week of gestation |
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| delivery of fetus by means of an incision through th abdominal cavity and then into the uterus. |
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| American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology |
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| complication of severe preeclampsia that involves seizures, also known as toxemia. |
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| pregnancy induced hypertension |
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| spontaneous abortion, loss of fetus due to natural causes. |
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| injectable blood product that can safely prevent sensitization of a RH- mother by supressing her ability to respond to RH-positive red blood cells and protect the RH+ fetus from antibodies by its RH- mother |
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