Glossary

Black space. Condition when a void is present in the interproximal space apical to the contact point. Missing papilla between ...

Force generated by contraction of elevator muscles of mandible acting against the maxilla.  

A tooth‐and‐tissueborne appliance usually constructed of plastic and wire and worn in the palate; used as a diagnostic or therapeutic ...

A complication characterized by exposed necrotic bone in the maxillofacial region that does not heal within 8 weeks after diagnosis ...

Diphosphonate. Group of drugs used to manage osteoporosis and Paget’s disease, or to treat hypercalcemia of malignancy or metastatic bone ...

Alloplastic bone substitute consisting of 60% hydroxyapatite and 40% beta‐tricalcium phosphate used in intraoral grafting procedures. The granules are 90% ...

The thickness or dimension of the soft and hard tissue surrounding natural teeth or dental implants. Population in which all ...

The science of the application of statistical methods to biologic facts, as the mathematical analysis of biologic data. The application ...

Solid polymeric material that shows bulk degradation and further resorbs in vivo, resulting in total elimination of the initial foreign ...

The capacity to become lyzed or assimilated in vivo.