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Hyperactivity of a muscle related to increased involuntary contractions.  

Increased awareness of pain in a muscle out of proportion to physical findings.  

A pathologic condition in which there is permanent shortening and loss of strength and flexibility in a muscle.  

One of the three main components of the Munsell color order system. It indicates the relative lightness or darkness of a particular color, from white to neutral gray to black.  

One of the three main components of the Munsell color order system. It is divided into five principal color families: red, yellow, green, blue, and purple.  

A color classification system that uses numeric nomenclature to characterize any color using hue, value, and chroma. This is the basis for most shade matching systems in dentistry.  

One of the three main components of the Munsell color order system. It indicates the purity or saturation of any particular color, from vivid to washed out.  

“To predict the value of a single response variable from a combination of explanatory variables.” A form of multivariate analysis used when three or more variables are examined. It allows the researcher to determine the net effect of each independent variable on the dependent variable.  

Team approach to provision of patient treatment, encompassing the services of clinicians from various disciplines and adjunct laboratory personnel.  

A clinical trial conducted according to a single protocol but at more than one research center, and therefore carried out by a group of investigators.