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Amyloid beta protein (Abeta) aggregation is associated with Alzheimer’s disease (AD), it is a major component of the extracellular plaque found in AD brains.  

2,2¢-azobis(2-amidinopropane) dihydrochloride, a water-soluble azo compound used extensively as a free radical generator, often in the study of lipid peroxidation and the characterization of antioxidants.  

Allergic airway disease, an inflammatory disorder of the airways caused by allergens.  

Cutting instrument with a three‐dimensional continuous curving surface around a shaft used to create cylindrical openings in bone.  

The compact and cancellous bony structure that contains tooth sockets that surrounds and supports the teeth. The portion of the mandible and maxilla containing the tooth sockets.  

The tension created in a screw, especially the fluked threading, when tightened. An engineering term used to describe the degree of tightness of a screw, usually in implant dentistry. Volume of blood returned to the heart. In cardiac physiology, the end-diastolic stretch of a heart muscle fiber. In the intact ventricle, this is approx, equal…

A specific type of periodontitis with unmistakably identifiable clinical and laboratory findings that make it sufficiently different from chronic periodontitis to warrant a separate classification. Aggressive periodontitis occurs in patients who are otherwise clinically healthy (except for periodontal disease). Usual features include rapid attachment loss and bone destruction. Patients with aggressive periodontitis generally exhibit amounts…

A rarely used term. In general, patients previously classified as having adult periodontitis are now included under the chronic periodontitis category.  

Chronic or aggressive periodontitis characterized by clinical attachment loss of 5 mm or more. Teeth with resorption of more than a third of the supporting alveolar bone constitute advanced or severe disease.  

Classification of periodontium according to its facial aspects, distinguished by a pronounced disparity between the height of the gingival margin on the direct facial and that found interproximally (i.e., noticeable rise and fall of marginal tissue). The underlying bone is usually thin on the facial aspect with dehiscences and fenestrations common.