(1) This resulted in greater uniformity of abrasion over the enamel surface within the biopsy window area and better operator handling characteristics.
(2) Shaping and fine working of restorations necessitated by cervical lesions, abrasions at the necks of teeth, or root surface caries can often be arduous to complete.
(3) The row between two of the media industry's most colourful and abrasive figures took place in the YouView boardroom, located at Desmond's Northern & Shell Thameside skyscraper.
(4) Abrasive brushing techniques wear down the already damaged tooth surfaces.
(5) Orthopedic new approaches to therapy of OA include removal of abnormal tissue to stimulate repair (e.g., burring, abrasion) and grafting (e.g., osteochondral grafts, perichondrium, periosteum) to the subchondral bone.
(6) Before we meet, I have to have a stern talk with myself about not mentioning the game last August in which all Arsenal fans will contend that Barton got new signing Gervinho sent off on his debut; he's had similarly abrasive encounters since with fellow midfielders, Karl Henry from Wolves and Norwich's Bradley Johnson, the latter earning him a three-match ban.
(7) Elevated risks for stomach cancer among carpenters and machinists may reflect exposure to dusts, abrasives, and cutting oils.
(8) The testing was based on The British Standards Institution's specification for toothpastes, using a profilometer technique to evaluate the abrasion.
(9) Creation of smear layers with abrasive paper or dental burs reduced permeability by 80-85%.
(10) Since prosthetic meniscal replacement may be performed in the setting of normal articular cartilage, a prosthesis will be required to match the exact joint configuration, induce the same lubricity, produce the same coefficient of friction, and absorb and dampen the same joint forces (without incurring significant creep or abrasion) as does the normal meniscus.
(11) The titanium alloy strips were treated with citric acid, stannous fluoride, tetracycline HCl, chlorhexidine gluconate, hydrogen peroxide, chloramine T, sterile water, a plastic sonic scaler tip, and an air-powder abrasive unit.
(12) Perhaps grime and dubstep were simply too abrasive and strange to be successfully watered down for mainstream tastes.
(13) Relief from pain occurred in all patients soon after abrasion was performed.
(14) After mechanical denudation of the endothelium with a specially designed abrasive micropipette, spontaneous tone and myogenic responses were preserved.
(15) An abrasively Thatcherite style would be poison to their Lib Dem partners.
(16) Current management of hand injuries includes debridement by abrasive scrubbing with anti-bacterial detergents, surgical excision, or pressure irrigation.
(17) Plaque accumulations were also frequently located in abrasion grooves and surface pits in the enamel, and prolific plaque areas were consistently surrounded by a monolayer of bacterial cells.
(18) Corneal abrasion occurred in two babies and corneal oedema in one baby after forceps delivery but in none of the control group.
(19) However, person-to-person variation can have a great influence on the abrasion process; moreover, only two persons were involved in this pilot study, and no definitive statement can be made about the effect of the toothpastes.
(20) Recently a redesigned air-powder abrasive system was introduced to remove dental plaque and stain from tooth surfaces.
Smooth
Definition:
(superl.) Having an even surface, or a surface so even that no roughness or points can be perceived by the touch; not rough; as, smooth glass; smooth porcelain.
(superl.) Evenly spread or arranged; sleek; as, smooth hair.
(superl.) Gently flowing; moving equably; not ruffled or obstructed; as, a smooth stream.
(superl.) Flowing or uttered without check, obstruction, or hesitation; not harsh; voluble; even; fluent.
(superl.) Bland; mild; smoothing; fattering.
(superl.) Causing no resistance to a body sliding along its surface; frictionless.
(adv.) Smoothly.
(n.) The act of making smooth; a stroke which smooths.
(n.) That which is smooth; the smooth part of anything.
(a.) To make smooth; to make even on the surface by any means; as, to smooth a board with a plane; to smooth cloth with an iron.
(a.) To free from obstruction; to make easy.
(a.) To free from harshness; to make flowing.
(a.) To palliate; to gloze; as, to smooth over a fault.
(a.) To give a smooth or calm appearance to.
(a.) To ease; to regulate.
(v. i.) To flatter; to use blandishment.
Example Sentences:
(1) These immunocytochemical studies clearly demonstrated that cells encountered within the fibrous intimal thickening in the vein graft were inevitably smooth muscle cell in origin.
(2) Thus adrenaline, via pre- and post-junctional adrenoceptors, may contribute to enhanced vascular smooth muscle contraction, which most likely is sensitized by the elevated intracellular calcium concentration.
(3) In addition to their involvement in thrombosis, activated platelets release growth factors, most notably a platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) which may be the principal mediator of smooth muscle cell migration from the media into the intima and of smooth muscle cell proliferation in the intima as well as of vasoconstriction.
(4) Peripheral eosinocytes increased by 10%, and tests for HBsAg, antiHBs, antimitochondrial antibody and anti-smooth muscle antibody were all negative.
(5) After vascular injury, smooth muscle cells proliferate, reaching a maximum rate at day 2.
(6) Recent studies have shown that an aberration in platelet-derived growth factor gene expression is unlikely to be a factor in proliferation of smooth-muscle cells.
(7) The Ta loop was a smooth, elongated ellipse in configuration and showed clockwise rotation in all planes, as did the P loop.
(8) This series of tests included tests for pathologic nystagmus, saccades, smooth pursuit, and optokinetic nystagmus, as well as bithermal caloric testing and rotational testing.
(9) It inhibits platelet and vascular smooth muscle activation by cGMP-dependent attenuation of the agonist-induced rise of intracellular free Ca2+.
(10) It is concluded that a Na-H antiport system in vascular smooth muscle regulates Na influx rate, contributes to intracellular pH regulation and influences basal levels of Na,K-pump activity.
(11) By 30 min after insemination, the surface of the egg is relatively smooth.
(12) An electrogenic sodium-potassium pump appears to contribute materially to the steady-state potential and to certain of the transient potential responses of vascular smooth muscle.
(13) Distribution patterns of phosphatidylserine and phosphatidylinositol in the smooth muscle as well as in the mucosa were different from those in the liver.
(14) Ultrastructural study of the uterine lesion demonstrated smooth muscle cells with only a few "autophagic" facuoles to cells nearly replaced by lysosomes.
(15) These early hyperplastic lesions revealed stellate-shaped dilated bile canaliculi lined by blebs and abnormally thick elongated microvilli, a decreased number of microvilli on the sinusoidal surface, a marked increase in smooth endoplasmic reticulum, large nucleoli, and bundles of pericanalicular microfilaments.
(16) We conclude that once daily doxazosin provides smooth and effective blood pressure control throughout a 24 h post-dose period.
(17) It is suggested that contractile responses to electrical stimulation in isolated sheep urethral smooth muscle are mediated by the sympathetic nervous system, mainly through release of noradrenaline stimulating postjunctional alpha 1-adrenoceptors.
(18) Four fractions enriched, respectively, in plasma membrane (PM), smooth endoplasmic reticulum (SER), rough endoplasmic reticulum (RER), and mitochondria were isolated from estrogen-dominated rat myometrium.
(19) From the findings of this study the authors recommend wide excision of colorectal smooth-muscle tumours whenever there is a suggestion of malignancy.
(20) All smooth strains of Brucella bear two lipopolysaccharide (LPS) antigens in a ratio that defines the classification of strains in serovars, A (A greater than M), M (M greater than A) and A.M (A = M).