Dental Research Glossary

A qualitative defect in dental enamel or dentin characterised by reduced mineral content, resulting in a porous, discolo...

A regulatory and ethical document signed by research participants that confirms they have been given, understood, and ag...

An analytical strategy in which all randomised participants are included in the group to which they were assigned, regar...

A statistical measure (ICC) used in dental research to quantify the degree of agreement among raters or between repeated...

The band of firm, stippled gingival tissue extending from the free gingival margin to the mucogingival junction, compose...

A non-invasive diagnostic technique that measures microvascular blood flow within the dental pulp by detecting the Doppl...

A deviation from the ideal occlusal relationship of the upper and lower teeth, classified using Angle's classification s...

A methodological procedure in clinical trials in which participants, investigators, or outcome assessors are kept unawar...

Abbreviation for Modified Dental Anxiety Scale, a five-item validated questionnaire assessing dental anxiety including r...

Acronym for Molar Incisor Hypomineralisation, a developmental enamel defect affecting one or more first permanent molars...

Abbreviation for Mineral Trioxide Aggregate, a calcium silicate-based dental material used in endodontics and vital pulp...

In implant dentistry, the soft-tissue border surrounding a dental implant, analogous to the gingival margin around a nat...

Reversible inflammatory condition of the soft tissue (mucosa) surrounding a dental implant, analogous to gingivitis arou...

A removable hard or soft dental appliance worn over the teeth to modify or stabilise occlusal forces, used in bruxism an...

A specialised mesenchymal cell of the dental pulp periphery that synthesises and deposits dentine matrix throughout the...

Oral Hygiene Index-Simplified; a standardised index measuring the extent of oral debris and calculus deposits on tooth s...

Acronym for Oral Health-Related Quality of Life, a patient-reported construct measuring the impact of oral health on dai...

A multidimensional patient-reported outcome measure capturing the impact of oral conditions and treatments on an individ...

The direct structural and functional connection between living bone and the surface of a load-bearing implant, without i...

Abbreviation for Periapical Index, a validated five-point radiographic scale for grading periapical tissue health in end...

A single extraoral X-ray image that provides a two-dimensional panoramic view of the entire upper and lower jaws, teeth,...

An inflammatory condition affecting the soft and hard tissues surrounding an osseointegrated dental implant, resulting i...

A five-point ordinal scale used to grade periapical tissue status on radiographs, from normal to severe apical periodont...

An intraoral dental radiograph that captures the entire tooth including the root apex and surrounding periapical bone.