Biomaterial Database

[Tuberculoplasty with porous hydroxyapatite ceramic]. 1988

J F Osborn

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D002516	Ceramics	Products made by baking or firing nonmetallic minerals (clay and similar materials). In making dental restorations or parts of restorations the material is fused porcelain. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed & Boucher's Clinical Dental Terminology, 4th ed)	Ceramic
D003757	Dental Implantation	The grafting or inserting of a prosthetic device of alloplastic material into the oral tissue beneath the mucosal or periosteal layer or within the bone. Its purpose is to provide support and retention to a partial or complete denture.	Dental Implant Therapy,Dental Prosthesis Implantation,Implantation, Dental,Implantation, Dental Prosthesis,Prosthesis Implantation, Dental,Dental Implant Therapies,Dental Prosthesis Implantations,Implant Therapy, Dental,Therapy, Dental Implant
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D006882	Hydroxyapatites	A group of compounds with the general formula M10(PO4)6(OH)2, where M is barium, strontium, or calcium. The compounds are the principal mineral in phosphorite deposits, biological tissue, human bones, and teeth. They are also used as an anticaking agent and polymer catalysts. (Grant & Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 5th ed)	Hydroxyapatite Derivatives,Derivatives, Hydroxyapatite
D013704	Temporomandibular Joint	An articulation between the condyle of the mandible and the articular tubercle of the temporal bone.	TMJ,Joint, Temporomandibular,Joints, Temporomandibular,Temporomandibular Joints