noun

a substance used for filling holes in teeth, made from a mixture of metals

noun

a set of wires that you wear on your teeth to push them into the correct position. The British word is brace.

noun

an artificial tooth or group of teeth that is fitted between natural teeth

noun

a hard cover attached to a tooth to protect it or replace part of it

verb

to attach a hard cover to a tooth to protect it or replace part of it

noun

tooth decay

noun

a hole in a tooth, caused by decay

noun

a cover for a tooth that has broken or decayed badly

verb

to put a cover on a tooth that has broken or decayed badly

noun

the job of examining and treating people’s teeth

noun

the study of people’s teeth and how to treat problems of the teeth and mouth

verb

to pull out a tooth

verb

to remove one of someone’s teeth

verb

to repair a tooth by putting a hard substance into a hole in it

noun

a small mass of metal or plastic used for filling a hole in a tooth

to have a tooth removed from your mouth or an organ removed from your body

adjective

an impacted tooth cannot grow because it is under another tooth

noun

the part of dentistry that deals with making teeth straight

noun

a substance that forms on your teeth and in which bacteria can grow and damage your teeth

noun

a piece of plastic or metal with false teeth fixed to it that is made to fit inside your mouth

noun

a piece of plastic with wires fixed to it that you wear in your mouth to make your teeth straight

noun

a wire structure worn on the teeth at night to make them straighter

noun

tartar that forms on your teeth

verb

to remove scale from teeth

noun

a hard substance that forms on your teeth and can cause them to decay

noun

a pain in one or more of your teeth

noun

the gradual natural process in which the teeth start to decay, especially as a result of eating sweet foods

adjective