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Iliac graft
Bone graft material obtained from the iliac crest. A bone graft harvested from the crest of the iliac bone. The bone can be removed from the anterior iliac crest posterior to the anterosuperior iliac spine or the posterior ilium. The graft may be cancellous, cortical, or corticocancellous.
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Heterograft
A graft taken from a donor of another species. A tissue graft where the species of the donor and recipient are different. Also known as a xenograft. Tissue taken from one species and grafted onto an individual of another species. Tissue from an individual of one species used as a temporary graft, as in cases…
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Graft
Any tissue or organ transferred to a patient. Any tissue or organ from a donor or a second site in the recipient used for implantation or transplantation into the recipient at the required site. A piece of viable (living) tissue positioned in contact with injured tissues to afford a scaffold for repairing a defect or…
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Gothic arch tracer
A device rarely used in contemporary dental practice that determines an accurate, verifiable, and reproducible centric relation position and the proper occlusal vertical dimension.
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Golden Proportion
A mathematical progression of numeric expressions thought to have ideal esthetic value. It describes the ideal dimensions and visual relationships of the human dentition, as well as human facial dimensions. Dr Eddy Levin, of London, England, found that by applying the Golden Proportion to the eight maxillary anterior teeth (1st bicuspid to 1st bicuspid), ideal…
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Gold cylinder attachment
Attachment element comprising part of a prosthetic component. This term specifically refers to the alloy used in fabrication of the element. Called also cylinder‐to‐transmucosal element.
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Gnathology
The science of relating tooth position, anatomy, and function to the exact movements of the temporomandibular joints bilaterally, in an attempt to define ideal masticatory function and stability. Also known as neuromuscular dentistry.
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Gnathodynamometer
An instrument used to measure maximal bite force and masticatory efficiency. Also known as an occlusometer.
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Gnathion
A reference point commonly used in orthodontic evaluation (especially radiographically) of the skull, which designates the most inferior and outward point of the bony chin as measured at the midsagittal plane. The lowest point of the midline of the lower jaw (mandible). The lowest point of the middle line of the lower jaw; a craniometric…
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Gnathic
Relating to the anatomy or function of the maxilla or mandible. Referring to the jaw.
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