| tissue conditioning (dental) | The use of a treatment material (tissue conditioner) to re-establish tone and health to irritated oral soft tissue, usually applied to the edentulous alveolar ridge. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| esthetics, dental | Skills, techniques, standards, and principles used to improve the art and symmetry of the teeth and face to improve the appearance as well as the function of the teeth, mouth, and face. (12 Dec 1998) |
| ethics, dental | The principles of proper professional conduct concerning the rights and duties of the dentist himself, his patients, and his fellow practitioners, as well as his actions in the care of patients and in relations with their families. (12 Dec 1998) |
| journalism, dental | Content, management, editing, policies, and printing of dental periodicals such as journals, newsletters, tabloids, and bulletins. (12 Dec 1998) |
| external dental epithelium | External enamel epithelium, the cuboidal cells of the outer layer of the odontogenic organ of a developing tooth. (05 Mar 2000) |
| faculty, dental | The teaching staff and members of the administrative staff having academic rank in a dental school. (12 Dec 1998) |
| fees, dental | Amounts charged to the patient as payer for dental services. (12 Dec 1998) |
| laboratories, dental | Facilities in which the dentist or his auxiliaries perform services related to treatment not done directly in the patient's mouth. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Flower's dental index | Relation of the dental length (distance from the mesial surface of the first premolar to the distal surface of the third molar) to the basinasal (basion to nasion) length: (dental length ×100)/basinasal length, a system of numbers for indicating comparative size of the teeth. Synonym: Flower's dental index. (05 Mar 2000) |
| focal infection, dental | Secondary or systemic infections due to dissemination throughout the body of microorganisms whose primary focus of infection lies in the periodontal tissues. (12 Dec 1998) |
| legislation, dental | Laws and regulations pertaining to the field of dentistry, proposed for enactment or recently enacted by a legislative body. (12 Dec 1998) |
| licensure, dental | The granting of a license to practice dentistry. (12 Dec 1998) |
| abducens nerve | <anatomy, nerve> The 6th cranial nerve. The abducens nerve originates in the abducens nucleus of the pons and sends motor fibres to the lateral rectus muscles of the eye. Damage to the nerve or its nucleus disrupts horizontal eye movement control. (12 Dec 1998) |
| abducent nerve | <anatomy> The abducent nerve enervates a muscle which moves the eyeball. Lesions of the sixth cranial nerve result in deviation of the eyeball outward and double vision. Synonym: cranial nerve VI. (27 Sep 1997) |
| accessory nerve | <anatomy, nerve> The accessory nerve enervates the sternocleidomastoid muscles and the trapezius muscles. Lesions of the eleventh result in drooping of the shoulder and inability to rotate the head away from the affected side. Synonym: cranial nerve XI. (27 Sep 1997) |