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Alendronate sodium
Oral nitrogen‐containing bisphosphonate used for the treatment of osteoporosis. It acts as a specific inhibitor of osteoclast‐mediated bone resorption. An anti-osteoporosis drug. Trade name: Fosamax.
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Albicans
Whitish; Candidiasis attributable to C. tropicalis, C. parapsilosis, C. pseudotropicalis, and C. stellatoidea have also been cultivated from the oral cavity.
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Ala‐tragus line
A line that runs from the inferior border of the ala of the nose to a point on the tragus (usually the tip) of the ear. It is often correlated with the tragus of the opposite ear. It is used in determining the ala‐tragus plane. The ala‐tragus and occlusal planes should be parallel.
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Ala nasi
The expanded outer wall of cartilage on the lateral aspect of the nose. Wing of the nose; broad portion forming the lateral wall of each nostril.
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Akers’ clasp
The archetypal direct retainer for removable partial dentures that comprises a rest, guide plate, retentive arm, and reciprocal arm. Akers’ clasps are customarily directed away from the area that is edentulous. If they are directed toward the edentulous area, they are called reverse Akers’ clasps. This clasp was named after its inventor, Polk E. Akers.…
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Air abrasion
A wearing away of a material’s surface due to particulate material carried by an air current.
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Ailing implant
General term for a dental implant affected by periimplant mucositis, without bone loss. For some authors, an ailing dental implant is an implant with a history of bone loss that is not progressing.
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Agranulocytosis
Neutropenia; can be acute or chronic depending on the duration of the illness. A reduction in the absolute number of circulating granulocytes (a category of white blood cells) that often leads to an increased susceptibility to bacterial and fungal infections and even death. The atypical antipsychotic clozapine and the mood stabilizer carbamazepine may produce this condition…
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Agnathia
A growth‐related defect characterized by a severely undersized mandible or no mandible. Absence of lower jaw. A developmental anomaly occurring in the fetus, known as agnathia, results in a partial formation or complete absence of the lower jaw. This condition affects the proper development of the mandible, leading to significant structural abnormalities in the lower…
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Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans
A gram‐negative, nonmotile, facultatively anaerobic, rod‐shaped bacterium found in subgingival and marginal plaque of healthy and periodontally diseased individuals.
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