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The permanent teeth of adulthood that either replace the primary dentition or erupt distally to the primary molars. adverse selection. A statistical condition within a group when there is a greater demand for dental services and/or more services necessary than the average expected for that group.

See definition under anesthesia.

See coordination of benefits.

The excision or removal of gingiva.

Those individuals whose income falls below the poverty line as defined by the federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB).

Removal of a portion of the pulp, including the diseased aspect, with the intent of maintaining the vitality of the remaining pulpal tissue by means of a therapeutic dressing.

Reporting a more complex and/or higher cost procedure than was actually performed. Also known as overcoding.

A general term for a fungus occurring as a . unicellular, nucleated organism that usually reproduces by budding. Some yeasts may reproduce by fission, many producing mycelia or pseudomycelia.

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