Technical terms about prevention and oral hygiene beginning with U

Hypersensitivity – A drawing pain on cold, sweet things or contact. The cause is exposed dentine, usually at the tooth neck. Dentine Tooth neck

UPT – Supportive periodontal therapy – the structured follow-up care after periodontal treatment, a health insurance service for two years. It is not an appendix to the treatment but the part that holds its success. Periodontitis Recall Professional tooth cleaning