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Vector of load application creating acceleration or deformation along the direction of its application. An external influence; a push or pull exerted on an object. The metric unit for force is the newton. One newton equals 0.225 lb of force.  

A natural opening or passageway, specifically into or through a bone. The opening into the ovule [old-fashioned term, not recommended]. Hole or opening, especially in a bone or membrane (e.g., foramen ovale, opening between the two atria of the fetal heart that closes after birth). An opening or hole in a bone, allowing the passage…

The forceful wedging of food into the interproximal space by chewing pressure (vertical impaction) or the forcing of food interproximally by tongue or cheek pressure (horizontal impaction). The forcing of food into the interproximal spaces of teeth by chewing (vertical impaction) or by tongue and cheek pressure (horizontal impaction).  

Agency of United States Department of Health and Human Services that regulates testing of experimental drugs and devices. The FDA clears new drugs and medical products based on evidence of safety and efficacy. One of a number of health administrations under the assistant secretary of health (of the U.S. Department of health and human services…

Periodic monitoring of patient health after medical or surgical treatment, including that of clinical study or trial participants.  

A diffuse radiopaque lesion believed to represent a localized bony reaction to a low‐grade infection of the pulp. It is usually seen at the apex of a tooth (or its extraction site) that has experienced chronic inflammation.