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41hypophysis — noun a) The pituitary gland. CHAPTER VI / THE DISEASES OF THE HYPOPHYSIS <! Square brackets in original b) The top cell of the suspensor in a dicot embryo, which will differentiate to form part of the root cap. All the cells of the suspensor,… …
42torque — 1. A rotatory force. 2. In dentistry, a torsion force applied to a tooth to produce or maintain crown or root movement. [L. torqueo, to twist] * * * torque tȯrk n a force that produces or tends to produce rotation or torsion …
43Periodontitis — Gum disease. The word periodontitis literally means inflammation around the tooth. Periodontitis and all periodontal diseases are bacterial infections that destroy the attachment fibers and supporting bone that hold the teeth in the mouth. Left… …
44Tissue — A tissue in medicine is not like a piece of tissue paper. It is a broad term that is applied to any group of cells that perform specific functions. A tissue in medicine need not form a layer. Thus, The bone marrow is a tissue; Connective tissue… …
45apicolocator — A device for locating the root apex of a tooth …
46apicostomy — An operation in which the labial or buccal alveolar plate is perforated with a trocar and cannula; done to reach the root apex and to take bacterial cultures from this …
47periapical curettage — removal with a curet of diseased pathological soft tissues in the bony crypt surrounding a tooth root apex and smoothing of the apical surface of a tooth without excision of the tooth tip. Called also apical c …
48periapical film — film used in radiography of the root apex of a tooth and the surrounding structures …
49periapical granuloma — a slowly expanding, spherical, granulomatous lesion adjacent to the root apex of a tooth, usually occurring as a complication of pulpitis. It consists of a proliferating mass of chronic inflammatory tissue enclosed within a fibrous capsule that… …
50dental trephination — surgical creation of a fistula by puncturing the soft tissue and cortical bone overlying the root apex to provide drainage. Called also apicostomy …
