| anesthesia | Loss of normal sensation or feeling. A drug used to produce anesthesia. (09 Oct 1997) |
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| intraoral | <dentistry> Inside the mouth. (08 Jan 1998) |
| intraoral anaesthesia | Insufflation anaesthesia in which an inhalation anaesthetic is added to inhaled air passing through the mouth; regional anaesthesia of the mouth and associated structures when local anaesthetic solutions are used by topical application to oral mucosa, by local infiltration, or as nerve blocks. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intraoral anchorage | Anchorage in which the resistance units are all located within the oral cavity. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intraoral antrostomy | An intraoral procedure for opening into the maxillary antrum through the supradental (canine) fossa above the maxillary premolar teeth. Synonym: intraoral antrostomy, Luc's operation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intraoral fracture appliance | A metal or acrylic device attached to the teeth with wire or cement; used to immobilise fractures of the maxilla and mandible. (05 Mar 2000) |