Category: D

Cutting off of the afferent nerve supply.  

A nonvital tooth by clinical standards, having had the pulp removed by endodontic treatment. The term is a poor choice because, if the periodontal tissues are healthy, the tooth will continue to function without symptoms.  

The process of becoming or making inactive.  

Dimming of vision due to intense stimulus of very bright light.  

A set of legal standards governing the admissibility of scientific evidence or expert testimony in a court of law. According to Daubert, the evidence must be empirically tested, published, and peer reviewed, have known rates of error, and be explainable with clarity and simplicity to the court.  

A plane passing through the opisthion and inferior bones of the orbits.  

A single piece or item of information, e.g., a statistic, date, or fact.  

An independent group of scientific investigators who oversee the interim findings of a research project to determine whether the research undertaken is proceeding without evidence of harm to the subjects enrolled in the study.  

The analysis of data, e.g., to make a practical impact on health care practices or business operations.  

Scientific information that is studied part way through a medical research project to see whether there are hazards associated with the study or clear benefits from one treatment or another.