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ac·cess (kss)

n.

1. A means of approaching, entering, exiting, or making use of; passage.

2. The space required to view a tooth and manipulate dental instruments to remove decay and prepare the tooth for restoration.

3. The opening in the crown of a tooth necessary to allow adequate admittance to the pulp space to clean, shape, and seal the root canal.

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access (ak´ses),

n 1. the means of approach.
n 2. a surgical preparation of hard or soft tissue to allow entrance to a treatment site and adequate space for visualization and instrumentation of the field.

access, cavity,

n a coronal opening required for effective cleaning, shaping, and filling of the pulp space.

access, computer,

n 1. the process of transferring information into or out of a storage location.
n 2. the time required to begin and complete the read and write functions of a specified piece of data.

access flap,

n a periodontal surgical technique that provides visualization of the root in conjunction with curettage and root planing. Types of access flaps include supracrestal, subcrestal-full thickness, and partial thickness flaps. See also flaps, periodontal.

access, form,

n the surgical removal of tooth structure sufficient for visualization and instrumentation of a restorative preparation.

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access

surgical term for the ease of reaching the target organ or site in an operation.