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premature contact — n contact between maloccluded teeth occurring prematurely as the jaws close * * * an occlusal contact or interference that occurs before a balanced and stable jaw to jaw relationship is reached in either centric relation or centric occlusion, or… … Medical dictionary
Deciduous teeth — Baby teeth redirects here. For other uses, see Baby teeth (disambiguation). Deciduous teeth A six year old girl s deciduous teeth, which are beginning to fall out. Latin … Wikipedia
precocious dentition — premature teeth; see under tooth … Medical dictionary
dentia praecox — 1. premature teeth. 2. predeciduous teeth … Medical dictionary
syndrome — The aggregate of symptoms and signs associated with any morbid process, and constituting together the picture of the disease. SEE ALSO: disease. [G. s., a running together, tumultuous concourse; (in med.) a concurrence of symptoms, fr. syn,… … Medical dictionary
nutritional disease — Introduction any of the nutrient related diseases and conditions that cause illness in humans. They may include deficiencies or excesses in the diet, obesity and eating disorders, and chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease,… … Universalium
childhood disease and disorder — Introduction any illness, impairment, or abnormal condition that affects primarily infants and children i.e., those in the age span that begins with the fetus and extends through adolescence. Childhood is a period typified by change,… … Universalium
Tobacco packaging warning messages — Smoking warning on the back of a cigarette pack, in Australia Tobacco packaging warning messages are health warning messages that appear on the packaging of cigarettes and other tobacco products. They have been implemented in an effort to enhance … Wikipedia
Vampire — For other uses, see Vampire (disambiguation). The Vampire, by Philip Burne Jones, 1897 Vampires … Wikipedia
Health and Disease — ▪ 2009 Introduction Food and Drug Safety. In 2008 the contamination of infant formula and related dairy products with melamine in China led to widespread health problems in children, including urinary problems and possible renal tube… … Universalium
