Dental Physiological Processes
Categorical breakdown of terms falling inder the category of Dental Physiological Processes. Sub categories will become more specific in nature to the terms listed for Dental Physiological Processes.
Sub-Categories
Terms
Dental Occlusion - The relationship of all the components of the masticatory system in normal function. It has special ...
Dental Physiological Processes - Functions and activities of DENTITION as a whole....
Mesial Movement of Teeth - Migration of the teeth toward the midline or forward in the DENTAL ARCH. (From Boucher's Clinical De...
Root Resorption - Resorption in which cementum or dentin is lost from the root of a tooth owing to cementoclastic or o...
Tooth Calcification - The process whereby calcium salts are deposited in the dental enamel. The process is normal in the d...
Tooth Eruption - The emergence of a tooth from within its follicle in the ALVEOLAR PROCESS of the MAXILLA or MANDIBLE...
Tooth Exfoliation - Physiologic loss of the primary dentition. (Zwemer, Boucher's Clinical Dental Terminology, 4th ed)...
Tooth Migration - The movement of teeth into altered positions in relationship to the basal bone of the ALVEOLAR PROCE...
Tooth Resorption - Resorption of calcified dental tissue, involving demineralization due to reversal of the cation exch...
Common Chronic Illnesses
Coronary Disease
An imbalance between myocardial functional requirements and the capacity of the CORONARY VESSELS to supply sufficient blood flow. It is a form of MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA (insufficient blood supply to the heart muscle) caused by a decreased capacity of the coronary vessels.
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
A subtype of DIABETES MELLITUS that is characterized by INSULIN deficiency. It is manifested by the sudden onset of severe HYPERGLYCEMIA, rapid progression to DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS, and DEATH unless treated with insulin. The disease may occur at any age, but is most common in childhood or adolescence.
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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
A subclass of DIABETES MELLITUS that is not INSULIN-responsive or dependent (NIDDM). It is characterized initially by INSULIN RESISTANCE and HYPERINSULINEMIA; and eventually by GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; HYPERGLYCEMIA; and overt diabetes. Type II diabetes mellitus is no longer considered a disease exclusively found in adults. Patients seldom develop KETOSIS but often exhibit OBESITY.
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Hypertension
Persistently high systemic arterial BLOOD PRESSURE. Based on multiple readings (BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION), hypertension is currently defined as when SYSTOLIC PRESSURE is consistently greater than 140 mm Hg or when DIASTOLIC PRESSURE is consistently 90 mm Hg or more.
Mesothelioma
A tumor derived from mesothelial tissue (peritoneum, pleura, pericardium). It appears as broad sheets of cells, with some regions containing spindle-shaped, sarcoma-like cells and other regions showing adenomatous patterns. Pleural mesotheliomas have been linked to exposure to asbestos. (Dorland, 27th ed)
Osteoarthritis
A progressive, degenerative joint disease, the most common form of arthritis, especially in older persons. The disease is thought to result not from the aging process but from biochemical changes and biomechanical stresses affecting articular cartilage. In the foreign literature it is often called osteoarthrosis deformans.
