Category: S

Surgical transplantation of harvested autogenous connective tissue to a recipient area for the purpose of epithelial keratinization, to gain root coverage, to improve esthetics, and/or correct ridge deficiencies.  

A fracture located below the condylar head and within the limits of the condylar neck.  

Denotes a phase of disease between the acute and chronic stages. Somewhat acute; between acute and chronic. Having characteristics of both acute and chronic. This is the state in a disease when most of the aches and pains have subsided and you are likely to overdo things and not completely recover. The chest cold that…

Augmentation of the antral floor with autologous bone or bone substitutes to provide a host site for dental implants. Called also sinus lift, anthroplasty.  

A planar tracing showing the marginal movement of the mandible as it is scribed on a plate attached to an arch by means of a stylus device attached to the opposing arch. The shape produced depends on the location of the marking point relative to the tracing table during marginal mandibular movement.  

Scanning device for measuring the three‐dimensional shape of an object using projected light patterns and a camera system.  

The connective tissue that forms the framework of an organ, gland, or structure. (of ascomycetes) A compact mass of tissue, often black or highly colored, that has fruit bodies, typically perithecia, embedded in or on it. Tissue which supports an organ, as opposed to the parenchyma or functioning tissues in the organ. Stromata, supporting tissue…

Removal of the surface of an object; the act of creating a stripped thread. A surgical operation to remove varicose veins.  

Screw (or internal screw channel) that has lost its thread architecture because the screw was inserted and tightened incorrectly or because the screw was pulled from its channel without unscrewing..  

Situation, particularly in orthopedic joint replacement, in which an implant is stiffer than the bone in which it is placed. Under loading, the implant bears the load and the surrounding bone undergoes disuse atrophy. The shaft of the implant shields the bone from functional loading.