| RU | radioulnar; rat unit; reading unit; residual urine; resin uptake; resistance unit; retrograde urogra... |
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| RUR | resin-uptake ratio |
| T3RU | triiodothyronine resin uptake |
| FDI | F?d?ration Dentaire Internationale = International Dental Association |
| AADGP | American Academy of Dental Group Practice |
| DHC | Dental Health Component |
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| GDP | general dental practitioner |
| GDS | General Dental Service |
| NIDR | National Institute of Dental Research |
| direct resin restoration | A direct restoration made by inserting a plastic mix of auto or light-polymerised resins in a cavity prepared in a tooth. Synonym: direct composite resin restoration. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| dual-cure resin | A resin which utilises both light and chemical initiation to activate polymerization. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Indian podophyllum resin | Resin obtained from Podophyllum emodi; a cathartic and cholagogue. (05 Mar 2000) |
| quick cure resin | Autopolymerizing resin, any resin that can be polymerised by chemical catalysis rather than by the application of heat; used in dentistry for dental restoration, denture repair, and impression trays. Synonym: activated resin, cold cure resin, cold-curing resin, quick cure resin, self-curing resin. (05 Mar 2000) |
| quinine carbacryclic resin | See: resin. (05 Mar 2000) |
| quinine carbacrylic resin | A complex of azure A and carbacrylic resin; used as an indicator for the detection of gastric achlorhydria without intubation. Synonym: quinine carbacrylic resin. (05 Mar 2000) |
| quinine carbacrylic resin test | A test for gastric anacidity. See: quinine carbacrylic resin. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ion exchange resin | <chemistry> A resin of polymers that havefixed charged groups which is used in chromatographic columns to separate ions. (27 Oct 1998) |
| ipomea resin | Resin obtained from the dried root of Ipomoea orizabensis; a cathartic. See: scammony. (05 Mar 2000) |
| epoxy resin | Any thermosetting resin based on the reactivity of epoxy; used as adhesives, protective coatings, and embedding media for electron microscopy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| jalap resin | Resin extracted from the dried tuberous root of Exogonium purga; a purgative. (05 Mar 2000) |
| light-activated resin | A resin which uses visible or ultraviolet light to excite a photoinitiator which interacts with an amine to form free radicals and initiate polymerization. Used mainly in restorative dentistry. Synonym: light-activated resin. (05 Mar 2000) |
| light-cured resin | A resin which uses visible or ultraviolet light to excite a photoinitiator which interacts with an amine to form free radicals and initiate polymerization. Used mainly in restorative dentistry. Synonym: light-activated resin. (05 Mar 2000) |
| acid etching, dental | Pretreatment of tooth surfaces with etching agents, usually phosphoric acid, to increase the adhesion of various resin systems. (12 Dec 1998) |
| american dental association | Professional society representing the field of dentistry. (12 Dec 1998) |