Biomaterial Database

An interview with Dr. Kenneth Kornman. Interview by David W Richards. 2010

Kenneth Kornman

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007107	Immune System	The body's defense mechanism against foreign organisms or substances and deviant native cells. It includes the humoral immune response and the cell-mediated response and consists of a complex of interrelated cellular, molecular, and genetic components.	Immune Systems,System, Immune,Systems, Immune
D007249	Inflammation	A pathological process characterized by injury or destruction of tissues caused by a variety of cytologic and chemical reactions. It is usually manifested by typical signs of pain, heat, redness, swelling, and loss of function.	Innate Inflammatory Response,Inflammations,Inflammatory Response, Innate,Innate Inflammatory Responses
D002318	Cardiovascular Diseases	Pathological conditions involving the CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM including the HEART; the BLOOD VESSELS; or the PERICARDIUM.	Adverse Cardiac Event,Cardiac Events,Major Adverse Cardiac Events,Adverse Cardiac Events,Cardiac Event,Cardiac Event, Adverse,Cardiac Events, Adverse,Cardiovascular Disease,Disease, Cardiovascular,Event, Cardiac
D003245	Consensus Development Conferences as Topic	Works that are about the concept of consensus development conferences, such as their general design or a means of scientific communication.	Conferences, Consensus Statement as Topic,Consensus Statement Conferences as Topic,Consensus Workshops,Conferences, Consensus Development as Topic,Consensus Workshop,Workshop, Consensus,Workshops, Consensus
D005891	Gingivitis	Inflammation of gum tissue (GINGIVA) without loss of connective tissue.	Gingivitides
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D017622	Periodontal Attachment Loss	Loss or destruction of periodontal tissue caused by periodontitis or other destructive periodontal diseases or by injury during instrumentation. Attachment refers to the periodontal ligament which attaches to the alveolar bone. It has been hypothesized that treatment of the underlying periodontal disease and the seeding of periodontal ligament cells enable the creating of new attachment.	Attachment Loss, Periodontal,Loss, Periodontal Attachment
D017742	Dental Care for Chronically Ill	Dental care for patients with chronic diseases. These diseases include chronic cardiovascular, endocrinologic, hematologic, immunologic, neoplastic, and renal diseases. The concept does not include dental care for the mentally or physically disabled which is DENTAL CARE FOR DISABLED.	Dentistry for Chronically Ill,Chronically Ill, Dental Care,Chronically Ill, Dentistry,Dentistry Chronically Ill
D055113	Chronic Periodontitis	Chronic inflammation and loss of PERIODONTIUM that is associated with the amount of DENTAL PLAQUE or DENTAL CALCULUS present. Chronic periodontitis occurs mostly in adults and was called adult periodontitis, but this disease can appear in young people.	Adult Periodontitis,Periodontitis, Adult,Periodontitis, Chronic,Adult Periodontitides,Chronic Periodontitides,Periodontitides, Adult,Periodontitides, Chronic