Category: I
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Interdental alveolar septum
A component of the alveolar process composed of compact and trabecular bone that extends between the roots of contiguous teeth.
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Interdental alveolar crest
The most coronal portion of the bony septum located between adjacent teeth.
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Interdental
Between the proximal surfaces of the teeth within the same arch.
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Intercuspation
The cusp‐to‐fossa relationship of the maxillary and mandibular posterior teeth to each other. The interdigitation of cusps of opposing teeth. The cusp-to-fossa relation of the upper and lower posterior teeth in occlusion.
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Intercuspal contact area
The range of tooth contacts in maximum intercuspation.
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Intercuspal contact
The contact between the cusps of opposing teeth.
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Intercondylar
In dentistry, refers to the area between the mandibular condyles. Two rounded protuberances (condyles) at the joint ends of bones. Within the spaces situated among condyles, which are the rounded protrusions or knuckles found at the ends of certain bones, typically forming a component of a joint.
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Intercellular adhesion molecules (ICAMs)
Molecules with immunoglobulin‐like domains found on the surface of endothelial cells whose increased production during inflammation causes leukocytes to adhere to endothelial cells.
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Intercellular
Occurring between cell boundaries. Between the cells in tissue.
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Interarch distance
The vertical distance between maxillary and mandibular teeth at any given degree of jaw opening.