Category: N

A prosthesis inserted into the nose to occlude or plug a perforation or hole within the nasal septum, also known as a nasal septal button or plug.  

Prosthetic restoration of defects of the nose resulting from surgery, trauma, or congenital etiology.  

An oronasal compensatory movement of the tissues of the nares that occurs in response to palatopharyngeal insufficiency.  

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An inflammation of the gingiva with an etiology other than dental plaque, such as gingival diseases of specific bacterial, viral, fungal, or genetic origin, or due to systemic conditions, trauma and foreign body reactions.  

An inflammatory disease of the gingiva which reflects an impaired host response, with signs and symptoms including pain, interdental papillary necrosis, and a tendency toward spontaneous bleeding.  

Method of gene therapy that uses nonviral vectors to deliver genetic material into target cells, i.e., plasmid DNA and synthetic vectors (e.g., lipoplexes, polyplexes).  

The slim axonal process of a nerve cell.  

Normal living teeth that erupt into the oral cavity.