Category: I

The process of 3D scanning to record digital information about the shape of an object with equipment that uses a laser or light to measure the distance between the scanner and the object.  

The largest and uppermost portion of the hip bone. The hip bone is the broadest bone of the skeleton, located in the sidewall and anterior wall of the pelvis. It is made up of three bones or parts: the ilium, ischium, and pubis. One of the three bones (the other two being the ischium and…

Common extraoral corticocancellous autogenous bone graft used in cases where large block volumes for alveolar ridge reconstruction are required.  

Superior part of the ilium used as a source of autogenous bone. The large bony prominence at the top of each side of the hips. A curved top edge of the ilium. The crest or top of the ilium or the longest of the three bones comprising the pelvis. It is sometimes called the top…

Interleukin.  

Insulin‐like growth factor.  

Of unknown causation. Of no apparent physical cause. Refers to a disease with-out a known or recognizable cause. Referring to a disease with no obvious cause. An idiopathic disease is one that develops for no apparent reason or cause. Of unknown cause An idiopathic disease is one that develops for no apparent reason or cause.…

A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medication that possesses analgesic and antipyretic properties. A nonsteroidal anti-inflammation medication that is used to alleviate mild to moderate pain. A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug that relieves pain and swelling, especially in arthritis and rheumatism. It is also widely used as a household painkiller. A nonsteroid anti-inflammatory, antipyretic, analgesic medication. Trade names: Advil,…

An abnormal mental or physical condition induced in a patient by the effects of treatment. A condition caused by medical intervention or drug treatment; iatrogenic nutrient deficiency is due to drug-nutrient interactions. Illness, disease, or imbalances created by medical or nonmedical treatment that were not present before treatment. In medicine the therapy is blamed (not…

Inferior alveolar nerve.