Category: C

Tending to overcome disease and promote recovery. Having the ability to heal or remedy an illness.  

Wedge‐shaped, attached by the narrow end. One of the three tarsal bones in the foot.  

Estimate of the proportion of successful implants that have not led to tooth or implant loss, from baseline to time of interest.  

Estimate of the proportion of successful implants based on a predefined set of criteria, from baseline to time of interest.  

The propagation of microorganisms or living tissue cells in special media conducive to their growth. A population of microorganisms cultivated in a medium: Pure culture – a single kind; Mixed culture – two or more kinds of microorganisms growing together. Any population of cells (e.g., bacteria, algae, protozoa, virus, yeasts, plant cells, mammalian cells, etc.)…

C‐telopeptide test for type 1 collagen.  

C‐terminal telopeptide of type 1 collagen. Fragment of collagen released during bone remodeling and turnover. It is a biochemical marker in a variety of osseous metabolic diseases such as osteoporosis.    

Computed tomography, Connective tissue.  

Critical‐size(d) defect.  

A chamber wholly or partly underground. In anatomy, a pit, depression or simple tubular gland. A burial location beneath a church, mausoleum. A small cavity in the body. Pocketlike structure, as in a part with deep indentations. A small sac, follicle, or cavity; for example, the crypts of Lieberkuhn’s, which are intestinal glands. A small…