Category: H

Hydroxyapatite.  

Hounsfield unit.  

A graft taken from a donor of another species. A tissue graft where the species of the donor and recipient are different. Also known as a xenograft. Tissue taken from one species and grafted onto an individual of another species. Tissue from an individual of one species used as a temporary graft, as in cases…

An infection of the oral soft tissues caused by the herpes simplex virus and characterized by redness, formation of multiple vesicles, painful ulcers, fever, and lymphadenopathy.  

A genetically derived fibrotic gingival enlargement.    

Located just apical to the alveolar crest group, these fibers run perpendicular to the long axis of the root from cementum to bone.  

Characterized by an abundance of red blood cells.  

The “density” is calculated from the percentage of all bone tissue that is constituted by mineralized bone. Pertaining to the cellular makeup of a particular tissue.