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An increase in the severity of the signs or symptoms of a disease. An increase in the severity of a disease or aggravation of its symptoms. The fact of making a condition worse. A period when a condition becomes worse. Increase in the seriousness of a disease or disorder, usually marked by a worsening of…

Extraction; removal, usually of a sudden nature. The act of extracting something by force. The sudden and typically unintended displacement of a tooth from its natural position within the bone socket is known as an avulsion. This forceful occurrence results in the tooth being forcibly and completely removed from its original place. The abrupt and…

Elimination of the viscera or contents of a cavity; extraction; removal, usually unexpected. Disemboweling. The surgical removal of the abdominal viscera. Removal of the contents of an organ. Surgical removal of an organ or the contents of the eyeball. An operation in which the contents of the eyeball are removed, the empty outer envelope (sclera)…

An interdisciplinary approach for clinical decision making on the oral healthcare of each patient by integrating best current research evidence, one’s own clinical expertise, the patient’s preferences and needs, and other resources.  

Gram‐positive, nonmotile, anaerobic bacilli that are isolated from wounds and other infections and are associated with other anaerobes and facultative bacteria. May be involved in bacteremia and endocarditis.  

Gram‐positive, nonmotile, anaerobic, pleomorphic bacilli or coccobacilli that occur in pairs of short chains. Found in the oral cavity, they are usually part of the indigenous oral flora.  

Gram‐positive, nonmotile anaerobic, rod‐shaped bacteria frequently found in subgingival plaque.  

The study of the causes and development of a disease; alternatively, the cause of a disease. Causation, particularly with reference to disease. The study of the causes of a disease, in both general and specific cases, including investigation of a patient’s susceptibility, the specific agent causing the disease, and the way in which the agent…

The elements or influences that can be assigned as the cause or reason for a disease or lesion. Things that cause disease.  

A bactericidal agent that is a toxic, flammable, colorless gas or liquid, frequently used for sterilizing or disinfecting medical instruments. A gas used to accelerate ripening of certain fruit. Also, produced naturally by fruit to hasten the ripening process. A chemical, C2H40, that in its gaseous state is used to sterilize materials that cannot with…