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Scaling and Root Planning

 
 A tooth-cleaning procedure used to remove plaque, calculus and stains from the ... 
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Scar

 
 Fibrous tissue, usually the result of damage to the body. Collagen and scarring are the glue by ... 
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Sclerotherapy

 
 A method for treating varicose veins by injecting a solution into the ... 
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Sealant

 
 A composite material, usually a plastic coating, that is bonded to the biting surface of teeth to ... 
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Sebaceous Glands

 
 Glands in the dermis of the skin that usually open into the hair follicles and release an oil ... 
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Seborrhea

 
 Overactivity of the sebaceous glands that results in an excessive amount of sebum. This results in ... 
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Seborrheic Dermatitis

 
 A chronic inflammatory disease of the skin characterized by redness, itching and scaling occurring ... 
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Sebum

 
 The oil secreted by the sebaceous glands of the skin that lubricates the hair and skin surfaces. ... 
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Second Bicuspid

 
 The teeth just behind the first bicuspids. Each bicuspid has two cusps or ... 
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Sedation

 
 The production of a sedative (to reduce activity or excitement) effect; the act or process of ... 
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Senile lentigo

 
 Aging spots that are due to the gathering of skin pigment cells into patches or blotches as a ... 
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Septal deviation

 
 Crooked central “wall” or “partition” between the nostrils. When this central “wall” is crooked, it ... 
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Septoplasty

 
 The surgical correction of defects and deformities of the nasal septum (the wall or partition ... 
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Skin

 
 The largest organ of the body. Skin is composed of living and dead layers. The dead layers include ... 
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Skin Cancer

 
 See basal cell carcinoma, melanoma and squamous cell carcinoma. ... 
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Skin grafts

 
 This surgical procedure involves removing healthy portions of skin from one part of the body to ... 
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Skin/muscle flap (tummy flap and back flap)

 
 Skin and muscle transferred from another area of the body to the chest to (in combinatopm with an ... 
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Slit lamp

 
 Table-top microscope for examining the eye used in a slit lamp examination to microscopically ... 
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Snellen chart

 
 a test that measures quantity of vision, or acuity, in a high contrast format using numerous lines ... 
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Solution

 
 A mixture of one or more substances so that the final blend is homogeneous (it all looks the same). ... 
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