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A minimally depressed level of consciousness, produced by a pharmacological method, that retains the patient’s ability to independently and continuously maintain an airway and respond normally to tactile stimulation and verbal command.  

A narrow diameter rootform dental implant which may be in one piece or two pieces. It is used for the support and/or retention of a provisional or definitive prosthesis.  

The precipitation of calcium and other salts into an organic matrix to form a hard deposit, such as dental calculus.  

Transitional area of bone mineralization; a seam that separates the osteoid zone from the mineralized part of the bone.  

A group of C2l steroid hormones (aldosterone, etc.) that regulates electrolyte and water balance in the kidney; secreted from the adrenal cortex; a corticosteroid.  

One of the first barrier membranes used as proof of principle for the regeneration of membrane‐protected defects. Millipore filters have been used in initial studies for guided tissue regeneration for periodontal defects. Trademark name of a filter usually composed of cellulose acetate with controlled pore size that separates particles above specific sizes from the solutions…

The machining process of using rotary cutters (burs) to remove material from a workpiece by advancing it (or feeding) at an angle with the axis of the tool. It covers a wide variety of different operations and machines, on scales from small individual parts to large, heavy‐duty milling operations. It is one of the most…

To subject to an operation or process in a mill; to grind. To shape or dress by means of instruments.  

Fracture of the middle third of the face, including zygomatic, maxillary, nasal, and other associated bones of the midface.