| Word |
Meaning |
| Halitosis |
Bad breath. A breath that has a nasty smell. |
| Hygienist |
A person qualified to instruct on oral hygiene, scale and polish teeth, apply fissure sealants and fluoride to teeth. |
| Hyperplasia |
Overdevelopment of a tissue. Tissue enlargement through multiplication of cells, often a response to inflammation or drugs. |
| Hypertrophy |
An increase in size due to a larger number of tissue elements. |
| Hypodontia |
>Congenital absence of one or more teeth. |
| Hypoplasia |
xIncomplete or underdevelopment of a tissue, bone or tooth structure. |
