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                       Dental Root Words

1. alve/o               alveolus ( tooth socket bone)
2. amalg              soft mass
3. amel/o            tooth, enamel tissue
4. angio               vessel
5. ankyl                anchored, crooked
6. anter/o            before, in front of
7. apic/o              apex of the root, tip
8. brux/i/o          chew, grind
9. bucc                cheek
10. calcul            small stone, limestone
11. cardi/o           heart
12. carcin/o        cancer
13. cari/es/o        rottenness, decay
14. cephal/o        head
15 cheil/o             lip
16. clavi/o             a club
17. cocci                round, spherical, bacteria
18. colli                  neck
19. coron               crown
20. cyan/o            blue
21. cyst                  fluid filled sac
22. cyt                   cell
23. decidu            shedding
24. dens/t             tooth
25. di                     across, separate, apart
26. diastem/a      space, interval
27. dist/o              farthest from center
28. edem/a          swelling
29. edentul/o      without teeth
30. erythr/o         swelling
31. fluor/o            fluoride
32. foss/o             shallow depression
33. frene               frenum, connective tissue
34. gingiv             gingival, gum tissue
35. gloss/o            tongue
36. halit/o             breath
37. hem/a/o         blood
38. incis/o            incisor tooth
39. infer/o            under, below
40. labi/o              lip area
41. lacrim/o          tears
42. lingu/o            tongue
43. lip/i/o              fat
44. lith/o               stone
45. mandibul/a   lower-jaw
46. mastic/o        chew
47. maxill/a/o      upper jaw
48. melan/o         black
49. mesi/o            middle, mid-line
50. muc/o             tissue lining an orifice
51. my/o                muscle
52. occlus/o         occlusion, jaw closing
53. orth/o              straight, proper order
54. stoma              mouth
55. tempor/o         temporal bone/joint

        Dental Suffixes

1. -ac, -ic, -ar                 describes or shows relation to

2. -al                                 used to indicate connection with

3. -algia/-esia                 pain, suffering

4. -ia                                 state of being

5. -ase                               enzyme

6. -cide                             kill

7. -cise                              cut into

8. -cyte                             cell

9. -dema                          swelling

10. -ectomy                     surgical removal

11. -emia                           blood

12. -eme/-tic/-sis           producing vomiting

13. -esthesia                     sensation

14. -eum                            a place where

15. -graph/y                      picture, recording of a picture

16. -gram                           graph, picture (used in radiology)

17. -iama                            medicine, remedy

18. -iasis                             abnormal condition

19. -im                                not, in, into

20. -ism                              state of, condition

21. -ist                                 specialist in, superlative

22. -itis                                inflammation of

23. -ium                              small

24. -ize                                take away, remove

25. -lar                                 describing, about

26. -lith                                stone

27. -logist                            specialist

28. -logy                              study of

29. -lysis                              destruction

30. -nomy                           science

31. -oid                                 like, resembling

32. -ology                            study of

33. -oma                              tumor, swelling

34. -orrhea                           flow, excessive flow

35. -otomy                           cutting into, incision into

36. -osis                                abnormal, condition of

37. -ous                                 pertaining to, full of

38. -path/o/y                        disease

39. -phob                                

                      Guidelines for oral evacuation tip placement
 

  1. Carefully place the evacuator tip in the patient's mouth; avoid bumping the teeth, lips, or gingiva

  2. Place the evacuator tip approximately one tooth distal to the tooth being worked on

  3. Hold the bevel of the evacuator tip parallel to the buccal or lingual surface of the tooth

  4. The middle of the evacuator tip opening should be even with the occlusal surface and held still so that it does not draw the water coolant away from the cavitron tip

  5. Keep the evacuator tip far enough awayfrom the mucosal tissue to prevent it from being sucked into the tip

                                        Four Zones of activity
 

  1. Operator's zone - where the dentist or hygienist is positioned to access the oral cavity and have the best visibility

  2. Assistant's zone - where the assistant is positioned to easyly assist the dentist and have access to instruments, the evacuator, and so on, on the dental unit or cart without interference

  3. Transfer zone - where instruments and materials are passed and received

  4. Static zone - where rear delivery systems, dental instruments, mobile cart and equipment can be found

 

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