Category: M

A color classification system that uses numeric nomenclature to characterize any color using hue, value, and chroma. This is the basis for most shade matching systems in dentistry.  

One of the three main components of the Munsell color order system. It indicates the purity or saturation of any particular color, from vivid to washed out.  

“To predict the value of a single response variable from a combination of explanatory variables.” A form of multivariate analysis used when three or more variables are examined. It allows the researcher to determine the net effect of each independent variable on the dependent variable.  

Team approach to provision of patient treatment, encompassing the services of clinicians from various disciplines and adjunct laboratory personnel.  

A clinical trial conducted according to a single protocol but at more than one research center, and therefore carried out by a group of investigators.  

The clear, viscous secretion of the mucous membranes, composed of secretions of the glands, along with various inorganic salts, desquamated cells, and leukocytes. Viscid secretion of the mucous membrane. Secretion of mucous glands, containing mucin; protects epithelia. A viscous secretion produced by the mucous membranes that moisten and protect the membranes. The secretion of mucous…

Refers to oral mucosa at a state of rest, without displacement. Prohibiting the flow of mucus.  

Mucosal tissue around dental implants, which forms a tightly adherent band consisting of a dense collagenous lamina propria covered by stratified squamous keratinizing epithelium. The sulcular and junctional epithelium are similar to a natural tooth. The difference is noticed in the connective tissue which is not attached to the implant like in the tooth.  

Button implant, epithelial implant, intramucosal insert, mucosal implant. Mushroom‐shaped device fastened to the tissue surface of a removable denture that fits within a prepared gingival receptor site. The use of multiple mucosal inserts enhances a denture’s retention and stability.  

Cells that secrete mucus, such as those found in the oral cavity.