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Dental Insurance Glossary: G
- General Anesthesia
- A controlled state of unconsciousness, accompanied by a partial or complete loss of protective reflexes, including loss of ability to independently maintain airway and respond purposefully to physical stimulation or verbal command, produced by a pharmacologic or non-pharmacologic method or combination thereof.
- Gingiva
- Soft tissues overlying the crowns of unerupted teeth and encircling the necks of those that have erupted.
- Gingivectomy
- The excision or removal of gingiva.
- Gingivitis
- Inflammation of gingival tissue without loss of connective tissue.
- Gingivoplasty
- Surgical procedure to reshape gingiva.
- Glass Ionomer
- Glass polyalkenoate cement: material in which the solid powdered phase is a fluoride-containing aluminosilicate glass powder. The material is translucent and can be used as a restoration, a liner, and a luting agent.
- Graft
- A piece of tissue or alloplastic material placed in contact with tissue to repair a defect or supplement a deficiency.