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Unit 1. Dental Exam
Unit 1. Dental Exam
2020
Faculty of Dentistry
Vocational Foreign Language-I
There are two types of dental exams. There are comprehensive examinations and
checkups.
A checkup is less thorough. It involves an exam and a tooth cleaning and polishing.
Your dentist may take X-rays. Regular checkups maintain your oral health.
They allow your dentist to screen for diseases like cancer. Your dentist will discuss
any oral issues with you.
Examine: to look at something carefully and thoroughly because you want to find out more about it.
Inspect: to examine something carefully in order to find out more about it or to find out what is wrong with it.
Gum disease: a set of inflammatory conditions affecting the tissues surrounding the teeth.
Restoration: when you repair something such as an old building or a piece of furniture, so that it looks the same as
when it was first built or made.
Screen: to do tests on a lot of people to find out whether they have a particular illness.
Cancer: a very serious disease in which cells in one part of the body start to grow in a way that is not normal