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Branch of the sphenopalatine artery which is located close to or within the lateral wall of the nasal cavity (medial wall of the maxillary sinus). Its subdivisions supply the medial and posterior walls of the maxillary sinus. It is one of the three primary arterial suppliers to the maxillary sinus.  

Natural teeth or tooth replacements other than the incisors and canines.  

An obsolete term that refers to the border relationship between the maxilla and the most posterior portion of the mandible.  

Located behind; in human anatomy often referred to as caudal; dorsal. Rear. At or towards the back, next or towards the main axis. Situated in back of, or in the back part of, or affecting the back or dorsal surface of the body. In lower animals, it refers to the caudal end of the body.…

A restoration in which the crown and cast post are one unit.  

The proportion of positive responses to a diagnostic test for disease that are accurate indicators of the true presence of the malady in a population. Expressed arithmetically as a proportion calculated as the number of true‐positive responses divided by the sum of true‐positive responses plus false‐positive responses, i.e., positive predictive value = TP/(TP + FP).…

When the crest of the interdental gingiva or bone is located coronal to its midfacial midlingual margins.  

A flap that is moved apically, coronally, or laterally to a new position.  

Documentation that uses intraoral and extraoral registrations to capture a specified mandibular position.  

A gram‐negative, nonmotile, rod‐shaped anaerobic bacterium from the phylum Bacteroidetes. Commonly found in subgingival dental plaque, it is an etiologic agent in the development of chronic periodontal disease. A member of the red complex bacteria.