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Infra-orbital Foramen - a small opening in the bone just
beneath the eye socket, close to the nose
Inlay - a filling made of a dental material that is inserted into a
cavity in a tooth and cemented in position. Usually an inlay is
made in a dental lab from an “impression” of the cavity space
that has been made by the dentist and sent to the lab.
Intraosseous - administered by entering a bone, such as
anesthetic being put into the bone
Light Body Holistore - flow able Holistore is a dental material
of thinner viscosity used to bond crowns, inlays, and bridges
Linear - with an output that varies directly with the input
Lymphocytes - an important cell class in the immune system
that produces antibodies to attack infected and cancerous cells,
and is responsible for rejecting foreign tissue
Macroscopic - large enough to be seen and examined without
the aid of magnifying equipment
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) - a paper accompanying
dental materials that lists the ingredients, physical/chemical
characteristics, health hazard data and precautions for handling
the material
Mercury - a poisonous, heavy silver-white metallic element that
is liquid at room temperature and is used in thermometers,
pharmaceuticals, and dental fillings. Dental amalgam is a mix of
mercury, silver, tin, copper and zinc
Meridians - in acupuncture, one of the pathways in the body
along which the body‟s energy is believed to flow and along
which acupuncture points are located
Mercury vapors - fumes emitted by mercury silver amalgam
fillings; the most toxic form of mercury. These fumes can be
seen by using a black light, a fluorescent screen, and an
extracted tooth containing a mercury silver amalgam filling.
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