| BM | Bachelor of Medicine; barium meal; basal medium; basal metabolism; basement membrane; basilar membra... |
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| Buc, | Bucc buccal |
| BUG | buccal ganglion |
| BULL | buccal or upper lingual of lower |
| MB | Bachelor of Medicine [Lat. Medicinae Baccalaureus]; buccal margin; isoenzyme of creatine kinase cont... |
| buccal nerve | <anatomy, nerve> A sensory branch of the mandibular division of the trigeminal nerve; it passes downward emerging from beneath the ramus of the mandible to run forward on the buccinator muscle, piercing (but not supplying) it to supply the buccal mucous membrane and skin of the cheek near the angle of the mouth. Synonym: nervus buccalis, buccinator nerve, long buccal nerve. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| buccal node | One of the chain of facial lymph nodes located superficial to the buccinator muscle. Synonym: nodus buccinatorius, buccinator node, buccal node. (05 Mar 2000) |
| buccal occlusion | Malposition of a tooth toward the cheek, the occlusion as seen from the buccal side of the teeth. (05 Mar 2000) |
| buccal pit | A structural depression found on the buccal enamel of molars. (05 Mar 2000) |
| buccal region | The region of the cheek, corresponding approximately to the outlines of the underlying buccinator muscle. Synonym: regio buccalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| buccal smear | A cytologic smear containing material obtained by scraping the lateral buccal mucosa above the dentate line, smearing, and fixing immediately; used principally for determining somatic sex as indicated by the presence of the sex chromocenter (Barr body). (05 Mar 2000) |
| buccal surface | The mucosa of the cheek, in prosthodontics, the side of a denture adjacent to the cheek. Synonym: vestibular surface of tooth. (05 Mar 2000) |
| buccal tablet | Usually a small, flat tablet intended to be inserted in the buccal pouch, where the active ingredient is absorbed directly through the oral mucosa; such a tablet dissolves or erodes slowly. (05 Mar 2000) |
| buccal tube | <dentistry> A small metal part that is welded on the outside of a molar bank. The buccal tube contains a slots to hold archwires, lip bumpers, face-bows and other things your orthodontist uses to move your teeth. (08 Jan 1998) |
| buccal vestibule | That part of the oral vestibule related to the cheek. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lingual-facial-buccal dyskinesia | A syndrome of potentially irreversible, involuntary, dyskinetic movements that may develop in patients who have been treated with antipsychotic medications (for example phenothiazines) longer-term. Other drugs known to cause tardive dyskinesia include: tricyclic antidepressants, selegiline, clozapine, levamisole and metoclopramide. (27 Sep 1997) |
| long buccal nerve | <anatomy, nerve> A sensory branch of the mandibular division of the trigeminal nerve; it passes downward emerging from beneath the ramus of the mandible to run forward on the buccinator muscle, piercing (but not supplying) it to supply the buccal mucous membrane and skin of the cheek near the angle of the mouth. Synonym: nervus buccalis, buccinator nerve, long buccal nerve. (05 Mar 2000) |
| active caries | Microbial-induced lesions of teeth that are increasing in size. (05 Mar 2000) |
| arrested dental caries | Carious lesions that have become inactive and stopped progressing; they may exhibit changes in colour and/or consistency. (05 Mar 2000) |
| caries | 1. <pathology> The molecular decay or death of a bone, in which it becomes softened, discoloured and porous. It produces a chronic inflammation of the periosteum and surrounding tissues and forms a cold abscess filled with a cheesy, fetid, puslike liquid, which generally burrows through the soft parts until it opens externally by a sinus or fistula. 2. <dentistry> Another name for cavities due to tooth decay, dental caries. (18 Nov 1997) |