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A clinical situation where the temporomandibular joint has restricted motion over a long period of time. An anterior dislocation of the intraarticular disk causes this clinical situation. Chronic pain is typically observed.  

Abscess of comparatively slow development with minimal evidence of inflammation. Symptoms include intermittent discharge of purulent matter and long‐ standing collection of purulent exudate. May follow an acute abscess. Compare: Residual abscess. An abscess which develops slowly over a period of time. A slowly progressing abscess characterized by minimal local inflammation, typically associated with tuberculosis.…

Continuing over a long period of time or recurring frequently. Used to describe a disease state of long duration. Disease that is of long, slow duration marked by general debility, sometimes with interspersed acute episodes. The opposite of acute. A disease or condition that persists or progresses over a long period of time. Continuing over…

One of the nuclear bodies that carries hereditary factors in cells. There are 46 in humans. Long pieces of DNA found in the center (nucleus) of cells. Part of a cell that contains genetic information. Except for sperm and eggs, all human cells contain 46 chromosomes. Minute bodies in the cell nucleus that bear genetic…

The purity of a color, or its departure from white or gray. The intensity of a distinctive hue; saturation of a hue.  

Plays a major role in maintaining the high osmotic tension essential to the elasticity of hyalin cartilage. Hyalin cartilage is composed of collagen type II that forms a meshwork, enclosing giant macromolecular aggregates of proteoglycans. Chondroitin sulfate is a main part of this ground substance. A mucopolysaccharide that forms an important constituent of cartilage, bone,…

Mature cartilage‐forming cell embedded in cartilage. Highly specialized connective tissue designed to withstand high compressive forces. Cartilage is nourished via diffusion. In endochondral ossification, the chondrocytes undergo apoptosis associated with vascularization, bone formation, and resorption of cartilage. Cartilage precursor cells or cartilage cells.  

A bis‐biguanide antimicrobial, used as an oral rinse or local antiseptic. Its mechanism of action involves the lysis of bacterial membranes.  

A statistical method used to determine whether observed frequencies are significantly different from expected frequencies and whether there is a statistically significant difference.  

An instrument with a beveled cutting edge used for cutting or cleaving hard tissue. A beveled-edge steel cutting instrument used in dentistry and orthopedics.