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GaAlAs (gallium-aluminum-arsenide) laser, 519
GABA (gamma amino butyric acid) release, 675, 675f
gamma amino butyric acid (GABA) release, 675, 675f
gap imaging, 264f–265f, 268f
gastrointestinal (GI) conditions, 5b, 680
Gates-Glidden (GG) instruments, 155, 160, 292–294, 311f, 321, 834, 923–924, 929f
GBR (guided bone regeneration), 602, 758–760
GCPR (Government Computer-Based Patient Record), 969–970
Gelfoam, 746
gender differences in pain response, 682, 956
general liability, 964
gene sequencing, 569
genetic basis for pain response, 956
genetic exchanges, cell-cell, 567
genetic polymorphisms, 552
geographic influence on infections, 573–574
geriatric patients, 859–860
concerns of/for, 873f
consultations with, 872–873
dental history, 861–870
diagnosis and treatment planning, 870–873
endodontic surgery, 882–887
endodontic surgery for, 882–887
growth of population of, 859f
medical history, 860–861
restorations for, 887
statistics on, 858
treatment options, 873–882
Geristore (resin-ionomer suspension), 754–755
Geristore Kit, 887f, 941f
German Surgical Society, 258
GG (Gates-Glidden) instruments, 155, 160, 292–294, 311f, 321, 834, 923–924, 929f
GICs (glass ionomer cements), 268, 360, 753, 786, 825f, 913
gingival blood flow, 486f
gingival hypertrophy, 121f
gingival inflammation, 707
gingival recession, 862, 862f, 864f, 868f
gingival sulcus, 15, 661
gingivectomies, 120–121
gingivitis, 664f–665f
glass ionomer cements (GICs), 268, 360, 753, 786, 825f, 913
glass ionomer/modified glass ionomer core, 785
glial cells, 481, 675, 675f
glial modulating agents, 675
glide paths, 329f
gloves, examination versus sterile, 132
glucocorticosteroids, 683
glutamate, 675
glutaraldehyde pulpotomies, 827
glycine release, 675
glycogen, 662
glycoproteins, 472
goal setting, 1022
gold core, 798–801
gold foil, 493
gold post material, 790f–791f
Golgi complex, 473
Gonon Post Removal Technique, 904–905, 906f
Government Computer-Based Patient Record (GCPR), 969–970
Gow-Gates technique, 699
GPCRs (G protein-coupled receptors), 692–693
G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), 692–693
graded response, 55
grafts, bone, 666f, 764t
gram-negative bacteria, 572–573
gram-positive bacteria, 582
granulomas, 542–545, 744–745
granulomatous inflammation, 542, 725
granzymes, 533
greater palatine foramen, 732f
Greater Taper (GT) files, 297–298, 300f, 937
groove creation in dentin, 480f
grooves
deepening, 156–157
developmental, 661–662
ground substance, 471–472
group classifications of cleaning and shaping instruments See cleaning and shaping of canal system
group classifications of instruments for, 231b
growth factors/morphogens, 604–605, 725–726, 810
combinations of, 604–605
effects on differentiation of odontoblast-like cells of, 605t
in wound healing, 553t
GT (Greater Taper) files, 297–298, 300f, 937
GT obturator, 379f
GTR (guided tissue regeneration), 602, 608, 666–667, 666f, 668f, 758–762
GT Series X obturators, 378–380
guided bone regeneration (GBR), 602, 758–760
guided tissue regeneration (GTR), 602, 608, 666–667, 666f, 668f, 758–762
guidelines (laws) of pulp chamber anatomy, 151–152
Guide to Clinical Endodontics (AAE), 358
Gulabivala’s canal configurations, 144f
GuttaFlow system, 378
gutta-percha, 260–261, 916f
Activ GP, 361f
adherence to heating tip, 912f
advantages/disadvantages, 363, 921
carrier-based delivery systems, 378–381, 380f–381f
coated, 261
compaction units, 245f, 372f
composition of, 260b
cones, size designations for, 244t
contraindications for, 832
delivery systems, 245f, 377f
Obtura III system, 376f
disinfection of, 260–261
fabricating custom cones, 367f
filling large canals, 368f
fill systems, 271f
GuttaFlow trituration capsule, 361f
heating systems for, 271, 373f, 377f, 379f
EI DownPak device, 376f
historic perspectives on, 352
injection techniques, 271
measurement points for cones, 261f
medicated, 261–262
nonstandard cones, 365f
overextended, 431f
points, 13f, 15–17
in primary teeth, 840f
removal of, 244f, 912f–914f, 913–914, 918f
Resilon, 261
sealers for, 260
solvents for, 266t, 381, 911–912
standard points, locating infection sources with, 365f, 369f–370f
standards for, 240t
taper of cones, 243–244
GyroTip technique, 905, 909f–910f