Category: P

An obsolete term that refers to occlusion in compliance with the range of motion and function of the masticatory muscles, and temporomandibular joint.  

A device that captures and quantifies physical stimuli in lieu of visual stimuli.  

A wound produced by inappropriate oral hygiene procedures, inadequate dental restorations, poorly designed dental appliances, orthodontic bands and devices, iatrogenic dentistry or parafunctional habits. May be accidental or deliberate.  

An obsolete term referring to the characteristic of muscle tissue to elongate under tensile forces.  

Pluripotential hematopoietic stem cell.  

The practice of determining the geometric properties of objects from photographic images.  

An anticonvulsant drug used in the control of epilepsy and other disorders. Often associated with gingival overgrowth. An anticonvulsant medication used to treat grand mal seizures and seizures occurring during or following neurosurgery. Marketed under the brand name dilantin. A drug which helps to prevent convulsions, used in the treatment of epilepsy. Medication that can…

The physical expression of an individual as determined by genetic and environmental influences. The physical characteristics of an organism, influenced by both inherited (genetic) and environmental factors. The outward appearance of the individual. It is the product of interactions between genes and between the genotype and the environment. This includes the killer phenotype, characteristic of…

First steps in healing of a bone defect with formation of woven bone and consolidation of particulate grafted bone, if used, by bridges of woven bone.  

A method of microscopy that takes advantage of varying intensities of light waves passing through transparent objects, thus providing better differentiation of internal structures.