connective tissue

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The dento-alveolar trauma was classified as injuries to the hard dental tissues and pulp, root fracture, injuries to the supporting tissues, and multiple injuries (7).
The alveolar ridge mucosa possesses viscoelastic properties and is, therefore, one of the main supporting tissues for complete dentures in edentulous patients.
The new approach exploits an immune reaction in the microenvironment of the patient's primary tumor by targeting an immune cell surface molecule CD40 to turn a type of white blood cell known as macrophages against the tumor by causing them to attack the stroma, the fibrotic supporting tissue of the tumor that acts as a defensive barrier to standard therapies.
The importance of rest to denture supporting tissue is re-emphasized.
Biotechnology company CytRx Corporation (Nasdaq:CYTR) reported on Tuesday the receipt of orphan drug designation for INNO-206 for the treatment of soft tissue sarcomas, a cancer in the muscle, fat, fibrous tissue, blood vessels or other supporting tissue of the body.
Stem cells were then obtained from the girl's bone marrow and added to the supporting tissue. A new blood vessel grew in just under four weeks.
On the 5th day, the supporting tissue is composed of neovascularisation plus fibroblasts and inflammatory cells which then form the granulation tissue.
Scientists are already busy developing the next generation of scaffolds for supporting tissue growth.
If the tail is left long enough to be raised, it lifts the supporting tissue around the anus and directs any diarrhoea away from the body.
When she fell, she tore the outside supporting tissue of the patella so that it was pulled out of the groove and inside her leg.
"If you do a physical or lifting job, you need at least six to eight weeks off." Retinal detachment occurs when the retina peels away from its supporting tissue. If the retina, which is light-sensitive tissue at the back of the eye, is not treated very quickly, patients can go blind in that eye.
Sarcoma--cancer of supporting tissue, such as the bone, muscle or connective tissue.
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