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Basic fibroblast growth factor.  

Technique by which incisions are made at an acute angle (less than 90°) to the gingival or mucosal surface, rather than perpendicularly.  

Section of soft tissue outlined by a surgical incision made at an acute angle to the gingival or mucosal tissue.  

A slanting edge. A surface slanting from the horizontal or vertical.  

An oral, topical, and inhaled glucocorticoid with a long half‐life. A very strong corticosteroid drug. A synthetic corticosteroid drug with effects and uses similar to those of prednisolone. The side-effects are those of cortisone. A corticosteroid which has an action comparable to that of prednisolone, but in much lower dosage. In the form of betamethasone…

Antibiotics containing a beta‐lactam ring; the penicillins, cephalosporins, monobactams (aztreonam), and carbapenems (imipenem‐cilastatin). Any of the antimicrobial drugs, such as penicillins or cephalosporins, that kill germs by interfering with the synthesis of bacterial cell walls.  

The angle between the sagittal plane and the condylar path on the balancing side during lateral mandibular movements.  

Short, recurrent episodes of vertigo when carrying out certain lateralization and extension movements of the head. In implant dentistry, it may be a postoperative complication following surgery in the maxilla where osteotomes were used. A disorder of the inner ear (labyrinth) characterized by intermittent attacks of vertigo triggered by positional changes of the head. Each…

Usually not threatening to health or life; not malignant. Not cancerous; does not invade nearby tissue or spread to other parts of the body. A neoplasm that grows very slowly. Mild, noncancerous, and/or not spreading (compare malignant), as of a disease or growth, especially a benign tumor. A term that describes a condition that is…

Stress caused by a load that tends to bend an object.