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A grampositive, nonmotile, facultatively anaerobic bacterium commonly found in dental plaque. Capable of forming calcium hydroxyapatite and contributing to dental calculus formation. Formerly named Bacterionema matruchotii.  

An oral, intramuscular, and intravenous glucocorticoid with a short half‐life. A hormone secreted by the adrenal cortex. A hormone secreted in small quantities by the adrenal cortex. Hormone of the adrenal cortex that functions in carbohydrate metabolism and which, as a drug, is used to treat inflammatory conditions. A naturally occurring corticosteroid that is used…

Any surgical cut in bone that involves the cortex, typically made in a horizontal or vertical orientation. Can be utilized to enhance bleeding sites. Also called decortication and utilized in periodontally accelerated osteogenic orthodontics.  

Any of the steroid hormones produced by the adrenal cortex or their synthetic equivalents. They are involved in a wide range of physiologic systems such as stress response, immune response and regulation of inflammation, carbohydrate metabolism, protein catabolism, blood electrolyte levels, and behavior. Any steroid hormone synthesized by the adrenal cortex. There are two main…

Graft derived from donor sites with both cortical and cancellous components, such as the symphysis or iliac crest. Autogenous origin of this type of bone graft is ideal because of the mechanical stability, the inherent supply of bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) in cortical bone, and the osteogenic potential of cancellous bone.  

Graft consisting of compact bone.  

The outer layer of osseous tissue. Cortical bone is one of the two categories of osseous tissue that make up bone. Cortical bone, the outer layer, is dense, in contrast to the inner layer, called cancellous bone, which is much less dense. Also known as compact bone. A superficial, thin layer of compact bone; also…

Addition of parallel folds or grooves to a surface so as to increase the relative surface area or the stiffness of the material.  

Tending or having the power to corrode. An agent that produces corrosion, such as an acid. Destroying tissue. Corrosives are poisonous substances which corrode or eat away the skin or the mucous surfaces of mouth, gullet and stomach with which they come into contact. Examples are strong mineral acids like sulphuric, nitric and hydrochloric acids;…

Surface passivity rather than intrinsic unreactivity.