Glossary

An agent, usually a drug, that produces physiologic changes to soothe, lessen irritability, and allay excitement and activity in the ...

A minimally depressed level of consciousness induced for anxiolysis and fear management that allows the patient to independently maintain an ...

A process of capturing, in segments or parts, any anatomic area using a material that will produce a negative likeness ...

Regarding eposteal dental implant surgery, it is the surgical procedure involving placement of an eposteal framework constructed from the first‐stage ...

Implant stability within its prepared bony site, created by osseointegration and the formation of new bone subsequent to loss of ...

The effects induced by occlusal force (normal or abnormal) acting on teeth with decreased periodontal support.  

Postoperative maxillary sinus cyst. Maxillary sinus lesion caused by previous trauma or surgery which divides the sinus into two compartments. ...

Misnomer, since the general goal of surgery is to have close flap adaptation and complete closure of the surgical site, ...

For eposteal dental implant surgery, the term refers to the procedure involving placement of the eposteal framework fabricated after the ...

Relating to or resembling fat or sebum; oily; fatty; discharging fat or a grease like oil substance. Fatty, or with ...