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Mandible |
The largest and strongest bone of the FACE constituting the lower jaw. It supports the lower teeth. |
Mylohyoid Groove,Mylohyoid Ridge,Groove, Mylohyoid,Grooves, Mylohyoid,Mandibles,Mylohyoid Grooves,Mylohyoid Ridges,Ridge, Mylohyoid,Ridges, Mylohyoid |
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| D008409 |
Mastication |
The act and process of chewing and grinding food in the mouth. |
Chewing |
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| D008670 |
Metals |
Electropositive chemical elements characterized by ductility, malleability, luster, and conductance of heat and electricity. They can replace the hydrogen of an acid and form bases with hydroxyl radicals. (Grant & Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 5th ed) |
Metal |
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Orthodontic Appliances |
Devices used for influencing tooth position. Orthodontic appliances may be classified as fixed or removable, active or retaining, and intraoral or extraoral. (Boucher's Clinical Dental Terminology, 4th ed, p19) |
Appliance, Orthodontic,Appliances, Orthodontic,Orthodontic Appliance |
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| D009970 |
Orthodontics |
A dental specialty concerned with the prevention and correction of dental and oral anomalies (malocclusion). |
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| D010895 |
Pit and Fissure Sealants |
Agents used to occlude dental enamel pits and fissures in the prevention of dental caries. |
Dental Sealant,Dental Sealants,Fissure Sealant,Fissure Sealants,Pit And Fissure Sealant,Pit Fissure Sealant,Sealants, Tooth,Pit Fissure Sealants,Sealants, Dental,Fissure Sealant, Pit,Fissure Sealants, Pit,Sealant, Dental,Sealant, Fissure,Sealant, Pit Fissure,Sealant, Tooth,Sealants, Fissure,Sealants, Pit Fissure,Tooth Sealant,Tooth Sealants |
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| D002133 |
Calcium Sulfate |
A calcium salt that is used for a variety of purposes including: building materials, as a desiccant, in dentistry as an impression material, cast, or die, and in medicine for immobilizing casts and as a tablet excipient. It exists in various forms and states of hydration. Plaster of Paris is a mixture of powdered and heat-treated gypsum. |
Dental Gypsum,Dental Stone, Artificial,Gypsum,Plaster of Paris,Alabaster,Anhydrous Sulfate of Lime,Artificial Dental Stone,Calcium Sulfate (1:1), Dihydrate,Calcium Sulfate (1:1), Hemihydrate,Calcium Sulfate (2:1),Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate,Calcium Sulfate, Anhydrous,Calcium Sulfate, Dihydrate,Calcium Sulfate, Hemihydrate,Calcium Sulphate,Drierite,Gypsite,Gypsum, Dental,Karstenite,Stone, Artificial Dental |
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| 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 |
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| D003188 |
Composite Resins |
Synthetic resins, containing an inert filler, that are widely used in dentistry. |
Composite Resin,Resin, Composite,Resins, Composite |
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| D003722 |
Dental Alloys |
A mixture of metallic elements or compounds with other metallic or metalloid elements in varying proportions for use in restorative or prosthetic dentistry. |
Alloy, Dental,Alloys, Dental,Dental Alloy |
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