attachment apparatus

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• apparatus — 1. A collection of instruments adapted for a special purpose. 2. An instrument made up of several parts. 3. [TA] A group or system of glands, ducts, blood vessel s, muscles, or other anatomic structures involved in the performance of some… …   Medical dictionary

• Clinical attachment loss — (CAL) is the predominant clinical manifestation and determinant of periodontal disease. Anatomy of the attachment Teeth are attached to the surrounding and supporting alveolar bone by periodontal ligament (PDL) fibers; these fibers run from the… …   Wikipedia

• Ion attachment mass spectrometry — Infobox Laboratory equipment name = Ion attachment mass spectrometry caption = acronym = IAMS other names = uses = related = Chemical ionizationIon attachment mass spectrometry (IAMS) is a form of mass spectrometry that uses a soft form of… …   Wikipedia

• Scaffold/matrix attachment region — S/MAR functions: constitutive and facultative. A chromatin domain with constitutive S/MARs at its termini (I). When functional demands require the specific translocation of the constituent gene to the matrix, facultative S/MARs responds to… …   Wikipedia

• Occlusal trauma — Not to be confused with Bluetooth. Occlusal trauma is a dental term that refers to the damage incurred when teeth are left in traumatic occlusion without proper treatment.[1] When the maxillary and mandibular dental arches approach each together …   Wikipedia

• Gingivitis — Classification and external resources Severe gingivitis before (top) and after (bottom) a thorough mechanical debridement of the teeth and adjacent gum tissues. ICD 10 …   Wikipedia

• Dental anatomy — Adult and Baby teeth diagram. Note the non standard Dental notation (numbering) Dental anatomy is a field of anatomy dedicated to the study of human tooth structures. The development, appearance, and classification of teeth fall within its… …   Wikipedia

• Demineralized freeze dried bone allograft — Demineralized freeze dried bone allograft, referred to as DFDBA, is a bone graft material known for its de novo bone formation properties.[1] It is used extensively in bone grafting of alveolar bone in oral and periodontal surgery. References ^… …   Wikipedia

• abutment tooth — a tooth selected to support a bridge on the basis of the total surface area of a healthy attachment apparatus. See also abutment (def. 2) …   Medical dictionary

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