Glossary

The dome‐like superior portion of the cranium, derived from the membranous neurocranium, and consisting of the frontal and parietal bones ...

The tissue that forms between and around fractured bone segments to maintain structural integrity and facilitate bone regeneration. An undifferentiated ...

A comparison between measurements; one of known magnitude or correctness made or set with one device and another measurement made ...

Surgical approach using a window into the buccal bone wall of the maxillary sinus. The goal is sinus floor elevation ...

Surgical procedure named after American physician George Caldwell and French laryngologist Henry Luc. Its original indication was for the relief ...

In dentistry, a chalky or dark deposit attached to tooth structure, essentially made of mineralized microbial plaque. Found on tooth ...

A pasty composition of CaSO4 and water used as a medicated or protective dressing that hardens upon drying.  

Used in bone regeneration as an alloplastic graft, a graft binder, or a graft extender, and as a barrier. This ...

Mineral needed for the mineralization of the new bone in a graft site. Its source is usually from the surrounding ...

An odorless white powder that is very slightly soluble in water and insoluble in alcohol. Aqueous and nonaqueous suspensions of ...