Glossary of terms
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Dental Block
Involves the application of local anaesthesia to a nerve that supplies a tooth or teeth to stop the feeling of pain. Dentists use a nerve block before extracting or treating teeth in certain areas of the mouth. Dentists who perform facial aesthetic treatments may also use a dental block to make the treatments more comfortable. This is one of the advantages of seeing a dentist for skin treatment.
Depilation
Medical term for hair removal. It describes any process of removing hair, especially from the human body.
Dermal
Related to skin or dermis. The dermal layer of the skin is below the outer or epidermis, it is the layer that is used for dermal fillers and many other skin tretaments including IPL
Dermatitis
Skin inflammation caused either by an allergic reaction, infection, or contact with any irritating substance. Typical symptoms include redness and itching. It can be long lasting (chronic) or short term (acute).
Dermatology
A branch of medicine dealing with skin (dermis) and skin related diseases. Its scope includes the study and treatment of hair and nails.
Dermis
It is the middle layer of the skin made up of blood vessels, lymph vessels, sweat glands and hair follicles.
