{"id":1629,"date":"2012-03-15T15:52:10","date_gmt":"2012-03-15T15:52:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/peterpatedds.com\/?p=1629"},"modified":"2012-03-15T15:52:10","modified_gmt":"2012-03-15T15:52:10","slug":"atlanta-pate-alternative-dental-terms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patedds.com\/blog\/atlanta-pate-alternative-dental-terms\/","title":{"rendered":"Alternative Dental Terms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patedds.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/smile43.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-1630\" style=\"margin-left:4px;margin-right:4px;\" title=\"smiling woman\" src=\"https:\/\/www.patedds.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/smile43.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"272\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.patedds.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/smile43.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.patedds.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/smile43-247x300.jpg 247w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>Dentistry has many different terms that can all mean the same thing. Just for fun, let\u2019s take a look at some of the terms that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patedds.com\/meet-the-dentist.html\" target=\"_blank\">Dr. Pate<\/a> or others may use to discuss your teeth, mouth, and smile.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Alternative Names for Teeth<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Your teeth have different shapes and different purposes. When Dr. Pate is examining your mouth, he may use specific names for your teeth. If he uses any of the following terms, they all generally mean \u201cteeth.\u201d<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pearly Whites<\/li>\n<li>Bicuspids<\/li>\n<li>Molars<\/li>\n<li>Third molars<\/li>\n<li>Wisdom teeth<\/li>\n<li>Canines<\/li>\n<li>Incisors<\/li>\n<li>Chompers\/Choppers<\/li>\n<li>Fangs<\/li>\n<li>Tusks<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><!--more--><strong>Alternative Names for Your Mouth<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Your mouth is the home to your teeth. You use your mouth to eat, chew, and speak. Your jaws help form the shape of your mouth and move flexibly to help you function. Here are some other words for your mouth and chewing.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bite<\/li>\n<li>Chomper<\/li>\n<li>Kisser<\/li>\n<li>Jaws<\/li>\n<li>Masticate<\/li>\n<li>Grinder<\/li>\n<li>Crunch<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Alternative Names for Your Smile<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>A smile is very important to your overall <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patedds.com\/blog\/atlanta-pate-smiling-is-healthy\/\">appearance and confidence<\/a>. Here are some other expressions that mean the same thing as smiling.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Beam<\/li>\n<li>Grin<\/li>\n<li>Smirk<\/li>\n<li>Laugh<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Alternative Dental Terms<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Many dental problems can be controlled with alternative treatment options. Here are some of the substitute names associated with common dental treatments.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patedds.com\/services.html\" target=\"_blank\">Teeth Whitening<\/a>: <\/strong>bleach, remove stains, brighten<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patedds.com\/periodontal-treatment.html\" target=\"_blank\">Gum Disease<\/a>:<\/strong> periodontal, inflammation, infection<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patedds.com\/restorative-dentistry-buckhead.html\" target=\"_blank\">Restore<\/a>: <\/strong>repair, replace, renew, fix<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patedds.com\/about-us.html\" target=\"_blank\">Sedation<\/a>:<\/strong> relax, calm, ease, comfort, peaceful<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you know the different names associated with your mouth, you can better understand what Dr. Pate is discussing at your appointment. However, if there\u2019s anything you don\u2019t understand, feel free to ask any questions or address any concerns.<\/p>\n<p>To keep your fangs and kisser beaming, contact Dr. Pate at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patedds.com\/contact.html\" target=\"_blank\">Dentistry in Buckhead<\/a> at (404) 266-9424 to request an appointment. \u00a0We welcome patients from Buckhead, Sandy Springs, Vinings, Atlanta, and the surrounding areas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do dental terms confuse you? There are many different names for your teeth, mouth, and smile that Dr. Pate may use when addressing your oral health.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,14],"tags":[135,152,322,327,522,527,531,541,543,591,594,790,907,1099],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.patedds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1629"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.patedds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.patedds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patedds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patedds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1629"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.patedds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1629\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.patedds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1629"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patedds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1629"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patedds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1629"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}