Author: Glossary

Two things placed side by side or in close proximity; in apposition, contiguous.  

The epithelium adhering to the surface of a dental implant or tooth surface at the base of the sulcus. It constitutes the coronal part of the biologic width. It is formed by single or multiple layers of nonkeratinizing cells. The junctional epithelial cells have a basal membrane and hemidesmosomal attachments to the implant or tooth…

The process of joining together, as in two different structures. Point where two parts come together (e.g., neuromuscular junction, point where a nerve and muscle come together). The point at which two different tissues or structures are in contact.  

Image compression standard and coding system. It was created by the Joint Photographic Experts Group committee in 2000 with the intention of superseding their original discrete cosine transform‐based JPEG standard (created in 1992) with a newly designed, wavelet‐based method.  

Tensile force applied to separate two or more contacting components. Generally applied to bolted or friction fit joints.  

Where two or more skeletal bones meet (intersect); functions to allow the movement of the individual bones. A zone of articulation, where a part of an organ (e.g. a leaf or part of an inflorescence) will break off, often swollen and with a constriction groove. The point of contact between elements of an animal skeleton…

A device used to maintain mechanically the correct positional relationship between a piece of work and a tool or between components during assembly or alteration. A mechanical device used to maintain a stable, correct relationship between a piece of work and a tool, or between components during assembly.