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Force or load applied to an object. Forcibly exerted influence; pressure. Any condition or situation that causes strain or tension. Stress may be either physical or psychological, or both. The state manifested by the specific syndrome that consists of all the non-specifically induced changes within a biological system; a disruption in body homeostasis and all…

Gram‐positive, nonmotile, aerobic cocci that form chains and are found in dental plaque. Also isolated from blood cultures of patients with subacute bacterial endocarditis. S. sanguis is grouped into types I and II. A gram-positive bacterium that can thrive with or without oxygen and exhibits α-hemolysis, belonging to the viridans group. It is present in…

Gram‐positive, nonmotile, facultative cocci found primarily in plaque of healthy individuals or in healthy sites in individuals with periodontal disease.  

Gram‐positive, nonmotile, aerobic cocci that tend to form chains and are found in dental plaque. It is difficult to define S. mitis as it does little physiologically and is antigenically heterogeneous. It is often defined by exclusion.  

Formerly called Streptococcus viridans. Gram‐positive, nonmotile, aerobic, spherical bacteria that form chains and are isolated from the human respiratory tract and from certain clinical conditions. including infective endocarditis.  

Gram‐positive, facultative cocci that have been associated with refractory periodontitis.  

Gram‐positive, nonmotile, facultative bacteria that represent a major group of oral bacteria. Normal constituent of plaque, but also associated with streptococcal diseases elsewhere in the body.  

The study of the structures, functions, and diseases of the mouth. Medical study of the mouth and its diseases. A branch of medicine which studies diseases of the mouth. The branch of medicine concerned with diseases of the mouth. The science of the mouth and teeth and their diseases. The examination of oral diseases.  

Lesions caused by exposure to contact allergens.