Glossary
Our glossary features any dental term you need to know, from A to Z. Still confused about something? Give us a call — we’re happy to help.

- Table Of AllowancesA list of covered services with an assigned dollar amount that represents the total obligation of the plan with respect to payment for such service, but does not necessarily represent the dentist's full fee for that service.
- Tax Equity And Fiscal Responsibility Act Of 1982 (TEFRA)
- Temporary Removable DentureAn interim prosthesis designed for use over limited period of time.
- Temporomandibular (TMJ)
- Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction (TMD Or Tmjd)Abnormal functioning of temporomandibular joint; also refers to symptoms arising in other areas secondary to the dysfunction.
- TherapeuticOf or pertaining to therapy or treatment; beneficial. Therapy has as its goal the elimination or control of a disease or other abnormal state.
- Third-Party
- Third-Party Administrator (TPA)Claims payer who assumes responsibility for administering health benefit plans without assuming any financial risk. Some commercial insurance carriers and Blue Cross & Blue Shield plans also have TPA operations to accommodate self-funded employers seeking administrative services only (ASO)(...)
- Third-Party PayerAn organization other than the patient (first party) or health care provider (second party) involved in the financing of personal health services.
- Tissue Conditioningaterial intended to be placed in contact with tissues, for a limited period, with the aim of assisting the return to a healthy condition.
- Titanium And Titanium AlloysTitanium (Ti) > 85%.
- Title XixPortion of the Social Security Act that provides for federal grants to the states for medical assistance programs, commonly known as Medicaid.
- TomographyAn X-ray technique that produces an image representing a detailed cross section of tissue structures at a predetermined depth.
- Tooth Bounded SpaceA space created by one or more missing teeth that has a tooth on each side.
- TorusA bony elevation or protuberance of bone. See exostosis.
- TracheotomyA surgical procedure to create an opening in the trachea (windpipe) to aid in breathing.
- Transdermala technique of administration in which the drug is administered by patch or iontophoresis through skin.
- TransitionalRelating to a passage or change from one position, state, phase or concept to another.
- Transitional Dentition
- Transmucosala technique of administration in which the drug is administered across mucosa such as intranasal, sublingual or rectal.