Biomaterial Database

J N Kidd, and J P Ralph

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008437	Maxilla	One of a pair of irregularly shaped bones that form the upper jaw. A maxillary bone provides tooth sockets for the superior teeth, forms part of the ORBIT, and contains the MAXILLARY SINUS.	Maxillae,Maxillary Bone,Bone, Maxillary,Bones, Maxillary,Maxillary Bones,Maxillas
D003725	Dental Articulators	Mechanical devices that simulate the temporomandibular joints and jaws to which maxillary and mandibular casts are attached. The entire assembly attempts to reproduce the movements of the mandible and the various tooth-to-tooth relationships that accompany those movements.	Articulators,Articulator, Dental,Articulators, Dental,Dental Articulator,Articulator
D003748	Dental Equipment	The nonexpendable items used by the dentist or dental staff in the performance of professional duties. (From Boucher's Clinical Dental Terminology, 4th ed, p106)	Equipment, Dental,Dental Equipments,Equipments, Dental
D003765	Models, Dental	Presentation devices used for patient education and technique training in dentistry.	Dental Models,Dental Model,Model, Dental
D003767	Dental Occlusion, Balanced	Dental occlusion in which the occlusal contact of the teeth on the working side of the jaw is accompanied by the harmonious contact of the teeth on the opposite (balancing) side. (From Jablonski, Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992, p556)	Balanced Dental Occlusion,Occlusion, Balanced Dental,Balanced Dental Occlusions,Dental Occlusions, Balanced,Occlusions, Balanced Dental