Sentences with phrase «jaw bone by»

These were seeded into a tissue scaffold, formed into the precise shape of the human jaw bone by using digital images from a patient.

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«As the specimen is represented only by a large piece of jaw, it is difficult to provide a size estimate, but by using a simple scaling factor and comparing the same bone in S. sikanniensis, the Lilstock specimen is about 25 % larger.

The fossil jaw bone (above), found in 2000 by a trawler in the North Sea, is extremely rare — and puzzling.

Yanoconodon's stirrup, anvil and hammer bones are still connected to the jaw by another bone — gone from adult modern mammals.

The specimen itself — a nearly complete skull, two portions of the jaw, and a handful of teeth — can't be dated directly because it wasn't found in the kind of sediment that allows radioactive dating; however, Brunet was able to come up with an age by comparing the bones with those found at similar sites in Kenya and Ethiopia.

Additional side effects of the drug include osteoporosis, a condition in which bones become weak and brittle; akathisia, a disorder characterized by the need to be in constant motion, including the head and jaw; bruxism, or teeth grinding; and dryness of the mouth, all of which affect the implant healing process, says Bairam.

Known only through isolated teeth, haramiyids were largely mysterious until the discovery of the remarkably well - preserved jaw of Haramiyavia — with intact molars, nearly complete mandibles and postcranial skeletal bones — in Greenland in 1995 by a team including Shubin, Stephen Gatesy, professor of biology at Brown University, and the late Farish Jenkins, former professor of zoology at Harvard University.

Removal Of Diseased And Loose Teeth Once the ligaments that fasten teeth to the bone of the jaw have been damaged by periodontal disease ultrasonic cleaning will not heal them.

Periodontal disease is started by bacteria present in plaque, which attack the gums, bone and ligaments that support the teeth and hold them in the jaw.

By visualizing these structures, we can determine the extent of bone loss, the presence of an abscess, severity of a tooth or jaw fracture, or evaluate feline tooth resorption.

The shortened facial bones of the brachycephalic dog are caused by inherited abnormalities in jaw structure that are passed down from parents to puppies, when a short nosed dog is mated to another short nosed dog.

Periodontal disease is caused by the long - term presence of plaque on jaws, bones, tooth and ligaments that support the tooth.

On Feb. 27th, Champ was shot by an intruder, leaving the dog with a broken jaw bone, nerve problems, a bullet entry under his eye, and wounds covering his neck, shoulder, and abdomen, KTLA reported.

Craniomandibular Osteopathy (CMO) is an inherited disorder characterized by an abnormal growth of the bone of the lower jaw.

Perform the tasks of restoring the form and function by moving bone, skin, nerves, and tissues from other parts of the body to reconstruct the face and jaws