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Within the bone.  

Principle of biomedical research stating that study participants have the right to know the risks and benefits involved in participating in a research study and that they may not be included in such studies without their explicit written consent. Permission by the patient for a medical procedure based on understanding the nature of the procedure,…

One of the terminal branches of the mandibular nerve, a division of the trigeminal nerve. It enters the mandibular canal branching to the lower teeth, periosteum, and gingiva of the mandible. A branch, the mental nerve, passes through the mental foramen to supply the skin and mucosa of the lower lip and chin.  

Runs with the inferior alveolar nerve and enters the mandibular foramen at the medial aspect of the ramus. It continues through the mandibular canal with the nerve to the mental foramen, where it divides into the mental and incisive branches.  

Capable of causing infection; caused by or capable of being transmitted by infection; infective. A disease that is caused by a microorganism. It may be communicable. Referring to a disease which is caused by microorganisms and can be transmitted to other persons by direct means. Caused by a pathogen such as virus or bacteria. Capable…

Invasion and multiplication of microorganisms in body tissues, which may be clinically inapparent or result in local cellular injury due to competitive metabolism, toxins, intracellular replication, or antigenantibody response. Invasion and multiplication of microorganisms in body tissues, which may be clinically unapparent or result in local cellular injury due to competitive metabolism, toxins, intracellular replication,…

Hardened; made hard. Firmed up or solidified. Potential causes include blood congestion, inflammation, the presence of growths, or fibrosis.  

To toughen or harden; make hard.  

The act of inducing or causing to occur as referenced in the induction of bone formation. The act or process of inducing or causing to occur, especially the production of a specific morphogenetic effect in the developing embryo through the influence of evocators or organizers, or the production of anaesthesia or unconsciousness by use of…