Dr. Matthew A. Stempowski, DDS

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 Phone: 440-233-4155 
 Address:    
1936 Cooper Foster Park Rd. W.
Lorain, OH 44053
 Email: navyddsoffice@gmail.com


A Family and Cosmetic Dentist in the Lorain, Vermilion, Amherst, and Elyria areas.  We practice Sedation Dentistry.  Call us today for an appointment.

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Obturate

Refers to the sealing of the canal of the tooth roots during root canal therapy procedure.

Obturator

A disc or plate which closes an opening; a prosthesis that closes an opening in the palate.

Occlusal

Pertaining to the biting surfaces of the premolar and molar teeth or contacting surfaces of opposing teeth.

Occlusion

Any contact between biting or chewing surfaces of upper and lower teeth.

Odontogenic

Refers to tooth-forming tissues.

Odontoplasty

Adjustment of tooth length, size, and/or shape.

Onlay

A restoration that restores one or more cusps and adjoining occlusal surfaces or the entire occlusal surface.

Operculum

The flap of tissue over an unerupted or partially erupted tooth.

Oral

Pertaining to the mouth.

Orthodontist

A dental specialist whose practice is limited to the interception and treatment of malocclusion and other neuromuscular and skeletal abnormalities of the teeth and their surrounding structures.

Orthognathic

Functional relationship of maxilla and mandible.

Osteoplasty

Surgical procedure that modifies the configuration of bone.

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