an appliance that corrects dental irregularities
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Gingiva
the tissue (covered by mucous membrane) of the jaws that surrounds the bases of the teeth
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an appliance that corrects dental irregularities
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Dentistry oral health.soft decayed area in a tooth; progressive decay can lead to the death of a tooth
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Dentistry oral health.soft decayed area in a tooth; progressive decay can lead to the death of a tooth
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Dentistry oral health.soft decayed area in a tooth; progressive decay can lead to the death of a tooth
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Dentistry oral health.the branch of medicine dealing with the anatomy and development and diseases of the teeth
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Dentistry oral health.the branch of dentistry dealing with the prevention or correction of irregularities of the teeth
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Dentistry oral health.the branch of dentistry dealing with the prevention or correction of irregularities of the teeth
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Dentistry oral health.a dental appliance that artificially replaces missing teeth
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Dentistry oral health.the branch of medicine dealing with the anatomy and development and diseases of the teeth
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Dentistry oral health.the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Dentistry oral health.a dental appliance that artificially replaces missing teeth
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Dentistry oral health.inflammation of the gums
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Dentistry oral health.the tissue (covered by mucous membrane) of the jaws that surrounds the bases of the teeth
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Dentistry oral health.(dentistry) a condition in which the opposing teeth do not mesh normally
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Dentistry oral health.the branch of medicine dealing with the anatomy and development and diseases of the teeth
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Dentistry oral health.malignant neoplasm of the lips of mouth; most common in men over the age of 60
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Dentistry oral health.the branch of dentistry dealing with the prevention or correction of irregularities of the teeth
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Dentistry oral health.
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Paps, or little projections, of the mucous membrane, which mark the opening of the submaxillary glands under the tongue in horses and…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: tissue, covered, mucous, membrane, jaws.primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: tissue, covered, mucous, membrane, jaws.any of several infections of the skin or mucous membrane caused by Blastomyces
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: tissue, covered, mucous, membrane, jaws.An inflammatory affection of any mucous membrane, in which there are congestion, swelling, and an altertion in the quantity and qualit…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: tissue, covered, mucous, membrane, jaws.a thin membrane (a double layer of lipids) enclosing the cytoplasm of a cell; proteins in the membrane control passage of ions (like s…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: tissue, covered, mucous, membrane, jaws.A kind of pear that has a rough, astringent taste, and is swallowed with difficulty, or which contracts the mucous membrane of the mou…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: tissue, covered, mucous, membrane, jaws.An inflammation of the large intestine, esp. of its mucous membrane; colonitis.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: tissue, covered, mucous, membrane, jaws.A wartlike new growth on the outer skin or adjoining mucous membrane.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: tissue, covered, mucous, membrane, jaws.The mucous membrane which covers the external surface of the ball of the eye and the inner surface of the lids; the conjunctival membr…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: tissue, covered, mucous, membrane, jaws.large voracious aquatic reptile having a long snout with massive jaws and sharp teeth and a body covered with bony plates; of sluggish…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: tissue, covered, mucous, membrane, jaws.a thin membrane (a double layer of lipids) enclosing the cytoplasm of a cell; proteins in the membrane control passage of ions (like s…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: tissue, covered, mucous, membrane, jaws.The tough, fibrous membrane, which lines the cavity of the skull and spinal column, and surrounds the brain and spinal cord; -- freque…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: tissue, covered, mucous, membrane, jaws.The intensely hard calcified tissue entering into the composition of teeth. It merely covers the exposed parts of the teeth of man, bu…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: tissue, covered, mucous, membrane, jaws.The bitter, alkaline, viscid fluid found in the gall bladder, beneath the liver. It consists of the secretion of the liver, or bile, m…
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