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• impaction
  

  impaction partial or completely unexposed tooth that is wedged against another tooth, bone or soft tissue, precluding the eruption process

• implant
  

  implant artificial device replacing tooth root may anchor an artificial tooth, bridge, or denure

• impression
  

  impression mold made of the teeth and soft tissue

• incision and drainage
  

  ncision and drainage surgical incision of an abscess to drain suppuration (pus)

• incisors
  

  incisors four upper and four lower front teeth, excluding the cuspids (canine teeth)

• infiltration
  

  infiltration local anesthetic procedure effective for upper teeth and soft tissue placement of anesthetic under the gum, allowing it to seep into bone

• inlay
  

  inlay indirect filling made by a dental laboratory that is cemented or bonded in place, direct placement of dental composite resin restoration at chairside

• interocclusal
  

  interocclusal space between upper and lower teeth

• interproximal
  

  interproximal surfaces of adjoining teeth

• intraoral camera
  

  intraoral camera a small video camera used to view and magnify oral conditions images may be printed