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Virtual reality.  

Volume element, representing a value on a regular grid in 3D space. Isotropic is cube shaped (CBCT) and orthotropic is rectangular (CT).  

Passages containing arteries. They run within the osteons perpendicular to the Haversian canals, interconnecting the latter with each other and the periosteum. A canal running horizontally through compact bone, carrying blood to the Haversian systems [After Richard von Volkmann (1830—89), German surgeon]. Small canals found in bone through which blood vessels pass from the periosteum.…

Biomaterial with a glassy amorphous structure once used for the fabrication of endosseous implants or as an implant coating.  

Member of the steroid hormone receptor superfamily through which vitamin D and its analogs exert their actions. Vitamin D is a potent modulator of the immune system and involved in regulating cell proliferation and differentiation.  

An instrument used in determining pulp vitality that measures a tooth’s response to variable intensities of electrical stimulus. A diagnostic device that measures the response of a nerve in the pulp of a tooth to an electrical stimulus.  

The percentage of newly formed bone in a histological section obtained from a healed bone grafted site.  

Subfield of biomechanics that concerns the manner of biologic response to mechanical usage and loads as well as other physical stimuli.    

Rating scale used to determine the degree of conditions or stimuli (i.e., pain) a patient is experiencing. Visual analog scales represent a line with clearly defined endpoints expressing on one side of the scale the absence of stimuli (i.e., no pain) while the opposite side represents the highest degree of stimuli (i.e., worst pain ever).…

The portion of the electromagnetic radiation spectrum detectable by the human eye. It is referred to as light or visible light and involves wavelengths from approximately 390 to 700 nm. The portion of the spectrum that is detectable by the human eye. The visible spectrum consists of the colors from red to violet with wavelengths…