Category: C

A unique subset of marine seaweeds that incorporate calcium carbonate, essentially, limestone, into their thalli.  

Computer‐aided design and drafting.

Prosthetic implant component fabricated through the use of computer‐ aided design and/or computerassisted manufacture (CAD/CAM).  

Using computer technologies to design and produce different types of dental restorations, including crowns, veneers, inlays and onlays, fixed prostheses, dental implant restorations, and orthodontic appliances.  

Acronym for computer‐aided design/computer‐assisted machining or computer‐ aided design/computer‐aided manufacturing.  

Computer‐aided design.  

Acronym for carcinoma or cancer.  

Tactile assessment of bone quality reflecting the percentage of calcified bone to marrow, determined during osteotomy preparation. Usually classified from D1 (dense) to D4 (porous). Of or related to or conducted in or as if within a clinic. Analytical or detached – clinically. Evidence or controlled trials include the “gold standard,” which are randomized doubleblind…

Compact bone. The noncancellous hard and dense portion of bone consisting largely of concentric lamellar osteons and interstitial lamellae.  

Bone substance that is dense and hard.