Question

Discussion: How do you see yourself utilizing the skill of breaking words into Root/Prefix/Suffix to utilize in your dental classes and dental clinics?

Give an example of communication with a patient.1. How do you see yourself utilizing the skill of breaking words into Root/Prefix/Suffix to utilize in your

2. Give an example of communication with a patient.

A doctor or dental assistant must to explain what treatment should be implemented to a patient. For example, a patient has abscessed tooth and a doctor explain to a patient:

Mr. Patient, I found abscess on your gum after examination of your mouth. I think extraction of the tooth is necessary for the treatment.

Answer 1

ANSWER 1 root word are the main meaning of word and it provide foundation to word while suffixa nd prefix are added to alter the meaning of word

some example of root ,suffix are

prefix/suffix	word	example
algia	pain	trigeminal neuralgia.. pain in course of th cranial nerve organ
a	without cell	-acellular
odont	teeth	odontome - tumor consist of teeth
ectomy	incision	gingivectoemy - gingival incision
endo	inside	endodont inside the tooth
ging	gums	gingivitis inflammation of gum
ling	toward toungue	lingual- pertaning toward toungue
amelo	enamel	ameloblastoma - tumour of enamel
supra	upper	supra gingival- present above gum

answer 2

if patient having decay tooth in left first mandibular molar and treatment of this decay tooth is rooy canal treatment followed by capping of britlle tooth

Mr X , i found a grossly decayed teeth in left lower side of your mouth the decay involved the pulp of tooth and infection  toward the root is increasing so i am suggesting root canal treatment for this tooth

root canal of tooth consist of 3 ste which took4 to 5 visit of your clinc wth each vist of 15minute only to remove the infection, when all infection removed

tooth structure become brittl e and we do capping that required 2more visit to clinic