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Grit‐blasted implant surface
Modification of an implant or other surface through the application of sand, aluminum oxide, or other abrasive material by intense air pressure.
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Grinding‐in
A term used to denote the act of correcting occlusal disharmonies by grinding the natural or artificial teeth (GPT‐1).
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Selective grinding
Alteration of the occlusal forms of teeth to improve occlusal function and to decrease or redirect occlusal forces to the teeth. Altering and correcting the dental occlusion by grinding in accordance with what is required,
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Gray (Gy)
A unit of absorbed radiation dose equivalent to 100 rad.
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Granulomatous tissue
A distinctive morphologic pattern of inflammation consisting of histiocytes that have been transformed into epithelioid cells that are surrounded by mononuclear cells, usually lymphocytes.
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Pyogenic g
A reactive overgrowth of exuberant granulation tissue possibly in response to local irritation or trauma. This vascular mass often is ulcerated and may be smooth or lobulated and pedunculated or sessile.
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Pregnancy‐associated pyogenic g
A pyogenic granuloma resulting from dental plaque and hormonal changes during pregnancy; often regresses following parturition. Also known as pregnancy tumor.
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Peripheral giant cell g
Reactive proliferation of osteoclasts arising from the periosteum or superficial periodontal ligament possibly in response to local irritation or trauma.
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Central giant cell g
Usually restricted to the jaw bones, this lytic lesion displays loose fibrillar connective tissue, numerous capillaries, and multinuclear giant cells, and a histologic appearance similar to the bony lesions of hyperparathyroidism
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Apical g
Circumscribed granulomatous tissue adjacent to the apex of a tooth.
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