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Erythroplasia (erythroplakia)
A red, papular, or macular lesion that is frequently ulcerated and found on a mucous membrane. It is considered to be precancerous. The formation of lesions on the mucous membrane. A condition characterized by erythematous lesions of the mucous membranes. The initial alterations observed in a mucous membrane that may eventually progress to squamous carcinoma…
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Erythromycin
A bacteriostatic macrolide group of antibiotics that has both gram‐positive and gram‐negative antibacterial spectra and acts by inhibiting ribosomal protein synthesis. A antibacterial drug suitable for people who are sensitive to penicillin. An antibiotic that comes in many forms. Antibiotic active against many Gram-positive and some Gram-negative bacteria. The drug is derived from the fungus…
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Erythema multiforme
An acute dermatitis of unknown cause that may be precipitated by drug intake, herpes simplex infection, or other diseases. Characteristic erythematous “target” or “bull’s eye” lesions occur on the skin; intraorally, diffuse hyperemic macules, papules, and vesicles may be seen. The sudden appearance of inflammatory red patches and sometimes blisters on the skin. A red,…
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Erythema
Redness of the skin or mucous membranes produced by congestion of the capillaries. Abnormal redness and inflammation of the skin, due to vasodilation. Redness of the skin due to congestion of the capillaries. A skin condition characterized by redness. Diffused redness of the skin due to dilation of the superficial capillaries. Redness or inflammation of…
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Er‐YAG laser
Er‐YAG is an acronym for erbium‐doped yttrium aluminum garnet, a compound used as the lasing medium for certain solid‐state lasers. Er‐YAG lasers typically emit light with a wavelength of 2940 nm, which is in the infrared range. The frequency of Er‐YAG lasers is at the resonant frequency of water, which causes it to be quickly…
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Passive e
Tooth exposure secondary to apical migration of the gingival margin to a location at or slightly coronal to the cementoenamel junction.
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Active e
The process by which a tooth moves from its germinative position to its functional position in occlusion with the opposing arch.
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Eruption, dental
The emergence of a tooth into the oral cavity.
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Erosion
An eating away; a type of ulceration. In dentistry, the progressive loss of tooth substance by chemical processes that do not involve bacterial action, producing defects that are sharply defined, wedgeshaped depressions often in facial and cervical areas. Compare: Abfraction, Abrasion, Attrition. Tooth wear caused by dietary, digestive or environmental acids. In ecology, the removal…
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Equilibrium
A state of even adjustment between opposing forces. That state or condition of a body in which any forces acting on it are so arranged that their product at every point is zero. A balance between active forces and negative resistance. State of balance, in which opposing forces (e.g., body chemicals such as calcium and…
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